Jeremiah 2:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.”
Jeremiah 2:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 2:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 2:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before me,” says the Lord Yahweh.”
Jeremiah 2:22 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 2:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah. ”
Jeremiah 2:22 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 2:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“But though thou dost wash with nitre, And dost multiply to thyself soap, Marked is thine iniquity before Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.”
Jeremiah 2:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 2:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much potash, thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah. ”
Jeremiah 2:22 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 2:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much sope, yet thine iniquitie is marked before me, sayeth the Lord God.”
Jeremiah 2:22 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 2:22 in Context — Jeremiah 2
20 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
22 For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.
23 How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
24 A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
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What Does Jeremiah 2:22 Mean?
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