Jeremiah 2:22

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,” ¹  says the Lord God. ² 

De 32:34; Job 9:30,31; Job 14:17; Ps 90:8; Ps 130:3; Jer 16:17; Jer 17:1; Ho 13:12; Am 8:7

¹ tn Heb “Even if you wash with natron/lye, and use much soap, your sin is a stain before me.”

² tn Heb “Lord Yahweh.” For an explanation of this title see the study notes on 1:6.