22 Although you wash yourself with soap

and use an abundance of cleansing powder,

the stain of your guilt is still before me,”

declares the Sovereign Lord.

22 For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.

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!

22 For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap,

Yet your iniquity is marked before Me,” says the Lord God.

22 Although you wash yourself with cleanser

and use much soap,

I can still see the stain of your guilt,” says the Lord God.

22 For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

22 For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much potash, thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

22 Even if you wash with detergent and use a lot of soap, 

I would still see the stains from your wickedness,” 

declares the Almighty Lord. 

22 Even if you wash with lye

and use a great amount of soap,

the stain of your sin is still in front of Me.

This is the Lord God’s declaration.

22 Though you wash yourself with lye

and use much soap,

the stain of your guilt is still before me,

says the Lord God.

22 For if you wash with natron,

and you use much soap,

your guilt is sticking as a stain before me,”

declares the Lord Yahweh.

22 You might wash yourself with baking soda.

You might use plenty of soap.

But I can still see the stains your guilt covers you with,”

announces the Lord and King.

22 “Although you wash yourself with lye

And use much soap,

The stain of your iniquity is before Me,” declares the Lord God.