Jeremiah · יִרְמְיָהוּ

Jeremiah 2:22

כִּ֤י אִם־תְּכַבְּסִי֙ בַּנֶּ֔תֶר וְתַרְבִּי־לָ֖ךְ בֹּרִ֑ית נִכְתָּ֤ם עֲוֺנֵךְ֙ לְפָנַ֔י נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃
kiy ʾim-tkabsiy baneter vtarbiy-lak boriyt niktam ʿavonek lpanay nʾum ʾadonay yhvih
King James Version (KJV)

For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, {yet} thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.

Modern English

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

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