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Jeremiah 2:19-22
New American Standard Bible
Jeremiah 2:19-22
New American Standard Bible
19 (A)Your own wickedness will correct you,
And your (B)apostasies will punish you;
Know therefore and see that it is evil and (C)bitter
For you to abandon the Lord your God,
And (D)the fear of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord [a]God of armies.
20 “For long ago [b](E)I broke your yoke
And tore off your restraints;
But you said, ‘I will not serve!’
For on every (F)high hill
And under every leafy tree
You have lain down as a prostitute.
21 Yet I (G)planted you as a choice vine,
A completely faithful seed.
How then have you turned yourself before Me
Into the (H)degenerate shoots of a foreign vine?
22 Although you (I)wash yourself with lye
And [c]use much soap,
The (J)stain of your guilt is before Me,” declares the Lord [d]God.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:19 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Jeremiah 2:20 Or you
- Jeremiah 2:22 Lit acquire much soap for yourself
- Jeremiah 2:22 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
Jeremiah 2:19-22
New International Version
Jeremiah 2:19-22
New International Version
19 Your wickedness will punish you;
your backsliding(A) will rebuke(B) you.
Consider then and realize
how evil and bitter(C) it is for you
when you forsake(D) the Lord your God
and have no awe(E) of me,”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
20 “Long ago you broke off your yoke(F)
and tore off your bonds;(G)
you said, ‘I will not serve you!’(H)
Indeed, on every high hill(I)
and under every spreading tree(J)
you lay down as a prostitute.(K)
21 I had planted(L) you like a choice vine(M)
of sound and reliable stock.
How then did you turn against me
into a corrupt,(N) wild vine?
22 Although you wash(O) yourself with soap(P)
and use an abundance of cleansing powder,
the stain of your guilt is still before me,”
declares the Sovereign Lord.(Q)
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