Jeremiah 2:22

New International Reader's Version

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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:12

Then David said to him, “Stay here one more day. Tomorrow I’ll send you back to the battle.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next.

Job 14:17

The wrong things I’ve done will be sealed up in a bag. You will wipe out my sins by forgiving them.

Psalm 130:3

Lord, suppose you kept a close watch on sins. Lord, who then wouldn’t be found guilty?

Psalm 90:8

You have put our sins right in front of you. You have placed our secret sins where you can see them clearly.

Jeremiah 16:17

My eyes see everything these people do. What they do is not hidden from me. I always see their sin.

Jeremiah 17:1

“Judah’s sin is carved with an iron tool. It is written with the flint point of the tool. It is carved on the tablets of their hearts. It is written on the horns that stick out from the corners of their altars.

Jeremiah 4:14

People of Jerusalem, wash your sins from your hearts and be saved. How long will you hold on to your evil thoughts?

Ezekiel 24:6

The Lord and King says, “How terrible it will be for this city! It has so many murderers in it. How terrible for the pot that is coated with scum! The scum on it will not go away. Take the meat out of the pot piece by piece. Take it out in whatever order it comes.

Hosea 13:12

Ephraim’s guilt is piling up. I am keeping a record of all their sins.

Amos 8:7

People of Jacob, you are proud that the Lord is your God. But he has made a promise in his own name. He says, “I will never forget anything Israel has done.

Deuteronomy 32:34

The Lord says, “I have kept all those terrible things stored away. I have kept them sealed up in my strongbox.