Jeremiah 2:22
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For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.
In other translations
For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.
Hebrew words
כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-thoughH518תְּכַבְּסִיtekhabesiyou will washH3526בַּנֶּתֶרbaneterwith <the> sodaH5427וְתַרְבִּי־vetarbi-so you may increaseH7235לָךְlakhfor <the> yourselfבֹּרִיתboritsoapH1287נִכְתָּםnikhtam[is] stainedH3799עֲוֹנֵךְ'avonekhiniquity yourH5771לְפָנַיlefanai<to> before meH6440נְאֻםne'um[the] utterance ofH5002אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136יְהוִה׃yahwehYahwehH3069
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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