Jeremiah 2:22
“For though you wash yourself with lye
And use much soap,
The stain of your guilt is [still] before Me [and you are soiled and dirty],” says the Lord God.
Job 14:17
“My transgression is sealed up in a bag,
And You cover my wickedness [from Your view].
Jeremiah 17:1
With a diamond point it is engraved upon the tablet of their heart
And on the horns of their altars.
Hosea 13:12
The wickedness of Ephraim [which is not yet completely punished] is bound up [as in a bag];
His sin is stored up [for judgment and destruction].
Deuteronomy 32:34
‘Is it not laid up in store with Me,
Sealed up in My treasuries?
Job 9:30-31
“If I were to wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
Psalm 90:8
You have placed our wickedness before you,
Our secret sins [which we tried to conceal, You have placed] in the [revealing] light of Your presence.
Psalm 130:3
If You, Lord, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly,
O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?
Jeremiah 16:17
For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their wickedness concealed from My eyes.
Amos 8:7
The Lord has sworn [an oath] by the pride of Jacob,
“Surely I shall never forget [nor leave unpunished] any of their [rebellious] acts.
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For though
Yet thine iniquity
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Bible References
For though
“If I were to wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
Yet thine iniquity
With a diamond point it is engraved upon the tablet of their heart
And on the horns of their altars.
‘Is it not laid up in store with Me,
Sealed up in My treasuries?
“My transgression is sealed up in a bag,
And You cover my wickedness [from Your view].
You have placed our wickedness before you,
Our secret sins [which we tried to conceal, You have placed] in the [revealing] light of Your presence.
If You, Lord, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly,
O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?
The wickedness of Ephraim [which is not yet completely punished] is bound up [as in a bag];
His sin is stored up [for judgment and destruction].
The Lord has sworn [an oath] by the pride of Jacob,
“Surely I shall never forget [nor leave unpunished] any of their [rebellious] acts.
General references
‘Is it not laid up in store with Me,
Sealed up in My treasuries?
“If I were to wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,