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Jeremiah 2:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 20 ‘For long ago I smashed your yoke+
  And tore off your shackles.
  
  But you said: “I am not going to serve,”
  
  For on every high hill and under every luxuriant tree+
  You were lying sprawled out, prostituting yourself.+

Jeremiah 2:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 20 “‘For long ago I broke your yoke to pieces;+ I tore your bands apart. But you said: “I am not going to serve,” for upon every high hill and under every luxuriant tree+ you were lying sprawled out,+ prostituting yourself.+

Jeremiah 2:20

The Bible in Living English
- 20 “‘For since ancient times you have broken your yoke and snapped your tether and said “I will not work,” but on every high hill and under every verdant tree you have been sprawling in prostitution.

Jeremiah 2:20

American Standard Version
- 20 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

The Emphasized Bible
- 20 For in age-past time I brake thy yoke, I tare off thy fetters, And thou saidst, I will not transgress,—Nevertheless on every high hill and under every green tree wast thou lying down as an unchaste woman.

Jeremiah 2:20

King James Version
- 20 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.