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Jeremiah 2:22-24
New American Standard Bible
Jeremiah 2:22-24
New American Standard Bible
22 Although you (A)wash yourself with lye
And [a]use much soap,
The (B)stain of your guilt is before Me,” declares the Lord [b]God.
23 “(C)How can you say, ‘I am not defiled,
I have not gone after the (D)Baals’?
Look at your way in the (E)valley!
Know what you have done!
You are a swift young camel (F)running about senselessly on her ways,
24 A (G)wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness,
That sniffs the wind in her passion.
Who can turn her away in her mating season?
None who seek her will grow weary;
In her month they will find her.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:22 Lit acquire much soap for yourself
- Jeremiah 2:22 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
Jeremiah 2:22-24
New International Version
Jeremiah 2:22-24
New International Version
22 Although you wash(A) yourself with soap(B)
and use an abundance of cleansing powder,
the stain of your guilt is still before me,”
declares the Sovereign Lord.(C)
23 “How can you say, ‘I am not defiled;(D)
I have not run after the Baals’?(E)
See how you behaved in the valley;(F)
consider what you have done.
You are a swift she-camel
running(G) here and there,
24 a wild donkey(H) accustomed to the desert,(I)
sniffing the wind in her craving—
in her heat who can restrain her?
Any males that pursue her need not tire themselves;
at mating time they will find her.
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