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Jeremiah 2:20-22
1599 Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 2:20-22
1599 Geneva Bible
20 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bonds, and thou saidest, [a]I will no more transgress, but like an harlot thou runnest about upon all high hills, and under all green trees.
21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, whose [b]plants were all natural: how then art thou turned unto me into the plants of a strange vine?
22 Though thou wash thee with [c]nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.
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- Jeremiah 2:20 When I delivered thee out of Egypt, Exod. 19:8; Deut. 5:27; Josh. 24:16; Ezra 10:12; Heb. 8:6.
- Jeremiah 2:21 Hebrew, seed was all true.
- Jeremiah 2:22 Though thou use all the purifications and ceremonies of the law, thou canst not escape punishment, except thou turn to me by faith and repentance.
Jeremiah 2:20-22
New International Version
Jeremiah 2:20-22
New International Version
20 “Long ago you broke off your yoke(A)
and tore off your bonds;(B)
you said, ‘I will not serve you!’(C)
Indeed, on every high hill(D)
and under every spreading tree(E)
you lay down as a prostitute.(F)
21 I had planted(G) you like a choice vine(H)
of sound and reliable stock.
How then did you turn against me
into a corrupt,(I) wild vine?
22 Although you wash(J) yourself with soap(K)
and use an abundance of cleansing powder,
the stain of your guilt is still before me,”
declares the Sovereign Lord.(L)
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