22. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 2:22:1 ⧉כִּ֤יkifor Jeremiah 2:22:2 ⧉אִם־תְּכַבְּסִי֙imtekhabsesiif you wash Jeremiah 2:22:3 ⧉בַּנֶּ֔תֶרbaneterwith lye Jeremiah 2:22:4 ⧉וְתַרְבִּי־לָ֖ךְvetarbilakhand you increase for yourself Jeremiah 2:22:5 ⧉בֹּרִ֑יתboritsoap Jeremiah 2:22:6 ⧉נִכְתָּ֤םniktamis stained Jeremiah 2:22:7 ⧉עֲוֺנֵךְ֙avonekhyour iniquity Jeremiah 2:22:8 ⧉לְפָנַ֔יlefanaibefore me Jeremiah 2:22:9 ⧉נְאֻ֖םneumutterance of Jeremiah 2:22:10 ⧉אֲדֹנָ֥יadonaiLord Jeremiah 2:22:11 ⧉יְהוִֽה׃yahwehLORD |
22. Formal Translation For even if you wash yourself with neter and apply abundant borit, your iniquity is stained before Me, declares the Lord GOD {Adonai Yahweh, Sovereign Judge}. |
22. Dynamic Translation Even if you scrub yourself with neter and use copious borit, your guilt remains marked before Me, says the Lord GOD {Adonai Yahweh, Supreme Authority}. |