Jeremiah 2:20-22
New American Standard Bible
20 “For long ago [a](A)I broke your yoke
And tore off your restraints;
But you said, ‘I will not serve!’
For on every (B)high hill
And under every leafy tree
You have lain down as a prostitute.
21 Yet I (C)planted you as a choice vine,
A completely faithful 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 guilt is before Me,” declares the Lord [c]God.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:20 Or you
- Jeremiah 2:22 Lit acquire much soap for yourself
- Jeremiah 2:22 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
Jeremiah 2:20-22
Revised Standard Version
20 “For long ago you broke your yoke
and burst your bonds;
and you said, ‘I will not serve.’
Yea, upon every high hill
and under every green tree
you bowed down as a harlot.
21 Yet I planted you a choice vine,
wholly of pure seed.
How then have you turned degenerate
and become a wild vine?
22 Though you wash yourself with lye
and use much soap,
the stain of your guilt is still before me,
says the Lord God.
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