22But though thou dost wash with nitre, And dost multiply to thyself soap, Marked is thine iniquity before Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.


In Context

19 Instruct thee doth thy wickedness, And thy backslidings reprove thee, Know and see that an evil and a bitter thing Is thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, And My fear not being on thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts.

20 For from of old thou hast broken thy yoke, Drawn away thy bands, and sayest, 'I do not serve,' For, on every high height, and under every green tree, Thou art wandering — a harlot.

21 And I planted thee a choice vine, wholly a true seed, And how hast thou been turned to Me, To the degenerate shoots of a strange vine?

22 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.

23 How sayest thou, 'I have not been defiled, After the Baalim I have not gone?' See thy way in a valley, know what thou hast done, A swift dromedary winding her ways,

24 A wild ass accustomed to a wilderness, In the desire of her soul she hath swallowed up wind, Her meeting — who doth turn her back? None seeking her do weary themselves, In her month they find her.

Jeremiah 2:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:22For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much sope, [yet] thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:22Although you wash yourself with soda and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me," declares the Sovereign Lord .

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:22Though thou wash thyself with nitre, and multiply to thyself the herb borith, thou art stained in thy iniquity before me, saith the Lord God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:22For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:22For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much potash, thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:22For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:22For though thou shalt wash thee with niter, and take thee much soap, yet thy iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:22For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before me,| says the Lord Yahweh.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:22For though you wash you with nitre, and take you much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before me, said the Lord GOD.