Jeremiah 2:20-22

Common English Bible

²⁰ Long ago I broke your yoke;
    I shattered your chains.
    But even then you said, “I won’t serve you.”
On every high hill and under every lush tree,
    you have acted like a prostitute.
²¹ Yet it was I who planted you, a precious vine of fine quality;
    how could you turn into a wild vine
        and become good for nothing?
²² Even though you scrub yourself with soap or strong powder,
    the stain of your sin is still before me,
        declares the Lord God.