Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 2:22
American Standard Version
For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Amplified® Bible
For though you wash yourself with lye and use much soap, yet your iniquity {and} guilt are still [upon you; you are] spotted, dirty, {and} stained before Me, says the Lord.
Darby English Version
For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much potash, thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
King James Version
For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.
Revised Standard Version
Though you wash yourself with lye and use much soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me, says the Lord GOD.
Young's Literal Translation
But though thou dost wash with nitre, And dost multiply to thyself soap, Marked is thine iniquity before Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.