Jer 2:22 | TNotes | STEP | 2:22 The metaphor changes from a planted vine to a dirty cloth that soap or lye cannot wash clean . However hard the Israelites scrubbed, their guilt was still apparent (cp. Isa 1:18 ).

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‏ Jeremiah 2:22

2:22 ^a The metaphor changes from a planted vine to a dirty cloth that soap or lye cannot wash clean. However hard the Israelites scrubbed, their guilt was still apparent (cp. Isa 1:18 ^b).