Jeremiah 2:20-22

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²⁰ “Judah, long ago you broke free from me,
    like an ox that breaks its yoke and the ropes that held it.
    You said to me, ‘I will not serve you!’
On every high hill and under every green tree,
    you acted like a prostitute.^[a]
21 Judah, I planted you like a special vine.
    You were all from good seed.
How did you turn into a different vine
    that grows bad fruit?
²² Even if you wash yourself with lye,
    even if you use much soap,
I can still see your guilt.”
    This message is from the Lord God.