Jeremiah 2:20-22
Legacy Standard Bible
20 “For long ago [a](A)I broke your yoke
And tore off your bonds;
But you said, ‘I will not serve!’
For on every (B)high hill
And under every green tree
You have lain down as a harlot.
21 Yet I (C)planted you a choice vine,
A completely true seed.
How then have you turned yourself before Me
Into the (D)degenerate shoots of a foreign vine?
22 Although you (E)wash yourself with lye
And [b]use much soap,
The (F)stain of your iniquity is before Me,” declares Lord Yahweh.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:20 Or you
- Jeremiah 2:22 Lit cause to be great to you
Jeremiah 2:20-22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 For long ago you broke your yoke
and burst your bonds,
and you said, “I will not serve!”
On every high hill
and under every green tree
you sprawled and prostituted yourself.(A)
21 Yet I planted you as a choice vine
from the purest stock.
How then did you turn degenerate
and become a wild vine?(B)
22 Though you wash yourself with lye
and use much soap,
the stain of your guilt is still before me,
says the Lord God.(C)
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