Jeremiah 2:20
“For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 2:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bonds; and thou saidst, I will not serve; for upon every high hill and under every green tree thou didst bow thyself, playing the harlot.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn vor alters hast du dein Joch zerbrochen, deine Bande zerrissen, und hast gesagt: Ich will nicht dienen! Sondern auf jedem hohen Hügel und unter jedem grünen Baume gabst du dich preis als Hure.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque desde muy atrás he quebrado tu yugo, y roto tus ataduras; y dijiste: No serviré. Con todo eso, sobre todo collado alto y debajo de todo árbol umbroso, corrías tú, oh ramera.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Pois muito tempo atrás, eu quebrei teu jugo, e rompi tuas amarras, e tu disseste: Não servirei. Porém sobre todo morro alto e abaixo de toda árvore frondosa tu te deitavas como prostituta.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois Eu quebrei o teu jugo, o que tinhas nos tempos antigos; Eu rompi os teus grilhões. Ainda assim, disseste: 'Eu não servirei!', visto que tu te curvaste em todas as altas colinas e debaixo de toda árvore frondosa, como uma adúltera.
📖 Jeremiah 2:20 in Context
18And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.
20For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
21Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
22For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.
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