Jeremiah 2:20-22
Christian Standard Bible
20 For long ago I[a] broke your yoke;(A)
I[b] tore off your chains.
You insisted, “I will not serve!”
On every high hill
and under every green tree(B)
you lay down like a prostitute.(C)
21 I planted you, a choice vine(D)
from the very best seed.
How then could you turn into
a degenerate, foreign vine?(E)
22 Even if you wash with lye
and use a great amount of bleach,[c](F)
the stain of your iniquity is still in front of me.(G)
This is the Lord God’s declaration.
Jeremiah 2:20-22
English Standard Version
20 “For long ago I (A)broke your yoke
and burst your bonds;
but you said, (B)‘I will not serve.’
Yes, (C)on every high hill
and under every green tree
you bowed down (D)like a whore.
21 (E)Yet I planted you a choice vine,
wholly of pure seed.
(F)How then have you turned degenerate
and become a wild vine?
22 Though you wash yourself with lye
and use much soap,
(G)the stain of your guilt is still before me,
declares the Lord God.
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