Jeremiah 2:20-22
World English Bible
20 “For long ago I broke off your yoke,
and burst your bonds.
You said, ‘I will not serve;’
for on every high hill and under every green tree you bowed yourself,
playing the prostitute.
21 Yet I had planted you a noble vine,
a pure and faithful seed.
How then have you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine to me?
22 For though you wash yourself with lye,
and use much soap,
yet your iniquity is marked before me,” says the Lord Yahweh.
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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