Jeremiah 2:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;”

Jeremiah 2:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 2:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 2:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““How can you say, ‘I am not defiled. I have not gone after the Baals’? See your way in the valley. Know what you have done. You are a swift dromedary traversing her ways,”

Jeremiah 2:23 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 2:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“How canst thou say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;”

Jeremiah 2:23 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 2:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“How sayest thou, `I have not been defiled, After the Baalim I have not gone?' See thy way in a valley, know what thou hast done, A swift dromedary winding her ways,”

Jeremiah 2:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 2:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“How sayest thou, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baals? See thy way in the valley, acknowledge what thou hast done — a swift dromedary traversing her ways!”

Jeremiah 2:23 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 2:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Howe canst thou say, I am not polluted, neither haue I followed Baalim? beholde thy waies in the valley, and know, what thou hast done: thou art like a swift dromedarie, that runneth by his waies.”

Jeremiah 2:23 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 2:23 in Context — Jeremiah 2

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.

23 Como podes dizer: Nunca me contaminei, nunca andei atrás dos baalins? Olha o teu caminho no vale; reconhece o que fizeste, ó dromedária ligeira, que anda errante seus percursos,

24 jumenta selvagem acostumada ao deserto, que aspira o vento por causa do desejo da alma; de seu cio quem a deteria? Todos os que a buscarem não se cansarão; no mês dela a acharão.

25 Impede que teus pés andem descalços, e tua garganta tenha sede. Porém tu disseste: Não há mais esperança; não, porque amo estranhos, e tenho que ir atrás deles.

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What Does Jeremiah 2:23 Mean?

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