Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For if thou shalt wash thyself with nitre, and thou shalt increase to thee cleansing, thine iniquity was graven before me, says the Lord Jehovah.
New American Standard Bible
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The
King James Version
For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.
Holman Bible
and use a great amount of soap,
the stain of your sin is still in front of Me.
This is the Lord God’s declaration.
International Standard Version
Though you wash yourself with lye and use much soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me," declares the Lord GOD.
A Conservative Version
For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, says lord LORD.
American Standard Version
For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Amplified
“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.
Bible in Basic English
For even if you are washed with soda and take much soap, still your evil-doing is marked before me, says the Lord God.
Darby Translation
For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much potash, thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
King James 2000
For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before me, says the Lord GOD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For if you wash with natron, and you {use much soap}, your guilt [is] sticking as a stain {before} me," {declares} the Lord Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
For though you wash yourself with potash, and multiply soap for yourself, yet your iniquity is marked before Me, says the Lord Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Yea, and that so sore, that though thou washest thee with Nitre and makest thyself to savour with that sweet smelling herb of Borith: yet in my sight thou art stained with thy wickedness, sayeth the LORD thy God.
NET Bible
You can try to wash away your guilt with a strong detergent. You can use as much soap as you want. But the stain of your guilt is still there for me to see," says the Lord God.
New Heart English Bible
For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before me," says the Lord GOD.
The Emphasized Bible
For though thou wash thee with nitre, And take thee much soap, Yet is thine iniquity inscribed before me Declareth My Lord Yahweh.
Webster
For though thou shalt wash thee with niter, and take thee much soap, yet thy iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.
World English Bible
For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before me," says the Lord Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Exposure » Of sin » Rendered doubly certain by God's infinite knowledge
Fall of man » Cannot be remedied by man
Topics
Interlinear
Rabah
`avon
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 2:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Consequences Of Apostasy
21 And I planted thee a vine of purple grapes, wholly a true seed: and how didst thou turn to me the removings of a strange vine? 22 For if thou shalt wash thyself with nitre, and thou shalt increase to thee cleansing, thine iniquity was graven before me, says the Lord Jehovah. 23 How wilt thou say, I was not defiled? I went not after the Baalims? See thy way in the valley, know what thou didst; a young she camel entangling her ways;
Cross References
Job 14:17
My transgression is sealed up in a purse, and thou wilt patch upon mine iniguity.
Jeremiah 17:1
The sin of Judah was written with a style of iron, with the nail of diamond: being graved upon the table of their heart, and to the horns of your altars.
Hosea 13:12
The iniquity of Ephraim was bound up; his sin was concealed.
Deuteronomy 32:34
Is not this laid up with me, Sealed up in my treasuries?
Job 9:30-31
If I washed myself in snow-water, and cleansed my hands clean;
Psalm 90:8
Thou didst set our iniquities before thee, our hidden things before the light of thy face.
Psalm 130:3
If thou, Jehovah, shalt watch iniquities, O Jehovah, who shall stand?
Jeremiah 16:17
For mine eyes are upon all their ways, and they were not hid from my face, and their iniquity was not concealed from before mine eyes.
Amos 8:7
Jehovah sware by the pride of Jacob, If I will forget forever all their works.