21. But I was the one who planted you,choosing a vine of the purest stock—the very best.How did you grow into this corrupt wild vine?
22. No amount of soap or lye can make you clean.I still see the stain of your guilt.I, the Sovereign lord, have spoken!
23. “You say, ‘That’s not true!I haven’t worshiped the images of Baal!’But how can you say that?Go and look in any valley in the land!Face the awful sins you have done.You are like a restless female cameldesperately searching for a mate.
24. You are like a wild donkey,sniffing the wind at mating time.Who can restrain her lust?Those who desire her don’t need to search,for she goes running to them!