20. Long ago I broke your yoke;I shattered your chains.But even then you said, "I won’t serve you."On every high hill and under every lush tree,you have acted like a prostitute.
21. Yet it was I who planted you, a precious vine of fine quality;how could you turn into a wild vineand become good for nothing?
22. Even though you scrub yourself with soap or strong powder,the stain of your sin is still before me,declares the Lord God.
23. How can you say,"I’m not dirty;I haven’t gone after Baals."Look what you have done in the valley;consider what you have done there.You are like a frenzied young camel,racing around,