Jeremiah 2:21

Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

King James Version
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Other Translations for Jeremiah 2:21

BSB
I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
AKJV
Yet I had planted you a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then are you turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine to me?
CPDV
Yet I planted you as an elect vineyard, with only true seed. Then how have you been turned away from me, toward that which is depraved, O strange vineyard?
ERV
Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
NHEB
Yet I had planted you a noble vine, wholly a right seed. How then have you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine to me?
SMT
And I planted thee a vine of purple grapes, wholly a true seed: and how didst thou turn to me the removings of a strange vine?

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Overview of Jeremiah 2:21
Summary
Quality plant corrupted into worthless growth
Event
God compares Israel to ruined vineyard
Estimated Time Period
c. 600 BC
Category
Metaphor