Jeremiah 2:21-23

New International Reader's Version

²¹ You were like a good vine when I planted you.
    You were a healthy plant.
Then how did you turn against me?
    How did you become a bad, wild vine?
²² You might wash yourself with soap.
    You might use plenty of strong soap.
    But I can still see the stains your guilt covers you with,”
    announces the Lord and King.
²³ “You say, ‘I am “clean.”
    I haven’t followed the gods that are named Baal.’
How can you say that?
    Remember how you acted in the valley.
Consider what you have done.
    You are like a female camel running quickly here and there.