Jeremiah 2:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 2:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 2:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 2:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““For long ago I broke off your yoke, and burst your bonds. You said, ‘I will not serve;’ for on every high hill and under every green tree you bowed yourself, playing the prostitute.”
Jeremiah 2:20 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 2:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Jeremiah 2:20 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 2:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For from of old thou hast broken thy yoke, Drawn away thy bands, and sayest, `I do not serve,' For, on every high height, and under every green tree, Thou art wandering--a harlot.”
Jeremiah 2:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 2:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For of old thou hast broken thy yoke, [and] burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not serve. For upon every high hill, and under every green tree, thou bowest down, playing the harlot.”
Jeremiah 2:20 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 2:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For of olde time I haue broken thy yoke, and burst thy bondes, and thou saidest, I will no more transgresse, but like an harlot thou runnest about vpon al hie hilles, and vnder all greene trees.”
Jeremiah 2:20 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 2:20 in Context — Jeremiah 2
18 Ora, o que tu tens a ver com o caminho do Egito, para que bebas água do Nilo? E o que tens a ver com o caminho de Assíria, para que bebas água do rio [Eufrates] ?
19 A tua maldade te castigará e tuas infidelidades te repreenderão; então conhece e vê como é mal e amargo teres abandonado ao SENHOR teu Deus, e não teres tido temor a mim, diz o Senhor DEUS dos exércitos.
20 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.
21 E eu te plantei de boa vide; ela toda era semente confiável. Como, pois, te tornaste para mim ramos de vide estranha?
22 Ainda que te laves com potassa, e passes muito sabão sobre ti, teu pecado está marcado diante de mim, diz o Senhor DEUS.
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What Does Jeremiah 2:20 Mean?
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