Jeremiah 2:22 | |
NASB: "Although you wash yourself with lye And use much soap, The stain of your iniquity is before Me," declares the Lord GOD. (NASB ©1995) GWT: Even if you wash with detergent and use a lot of soap, I would still see the stains from your wickedness," declares the Almighty LORD. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD. ASV: For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah. BBE: For even if you are washed with soda and take much soap, still your evil-doing is marked before me, says the Lord God. DBY: For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much potash, thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah. JPS: For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before Me, saith the Lord GOD. WBS: For though thou shalt wash thee with niter, and take thee much soap, yet thy iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD. WEB: For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before me, says the Lord Yahweh. YLT: 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. | |
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