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Jeremiah 13:23

23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or nthe leopard his spots? othen may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

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Jeremiah 13:23 — The New International Version (NIV)

23 Can an Ethiopian change his skin

or a leopard its spots?

Neither can you do good

who are accustomed to doing evil.

Jeremiah 13:23 — English Standard Version (ESV)

23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin

or the leopard his spots?

Then also you can do good

who are accustomed to do evil.

Jeremiah 13:23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

23 Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin?

Can a leopard take away its spots?

Neither can you start doing good,

for you have always done evil.

Jeremiah 13:23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots?

Then may you also do good who are accustomed to do evil.

Jeremiah 13:23 — New Century Version (NCV)

23 Can a person from Cush change the color of his skin?

Can a leopard change his spots?

In the same way, Jerusalem, you cannot change and do good,

because you are accustomed to doing evil.

Jeremiah 13:23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

Jeremiah 13:23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

23 Can an Ethiopian change his skin, or a leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

Jeremiah 13:23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

23 Can Ethiopians change the color of their skin 

or leopards change their spots? 

Can you do good 

when you’re taught to do wrong? 

Jeremiah 13:23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

23 Can the Cushite change his skin,

or a leopard his spots?

If so, you might be able to do what is good,

you who are instructed in evil.

Jeremiah 13:23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

23 Can Ethiopians change their skin

or leopards their spots?

Then also you can do good

who are accustomed to do evil.

Jeremiah 13:23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

23 Can a Cushite change his skin,

or a leopard his spots?

Then you also will be able to do good,

who are accustomed to doing evil.

Jeremiah 13:23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

23 Can people from Ethiopia change their skin?

Can leopards change their spots?

It’s the same with you.

You have always done what is evil.

So how can you do what is good?

Jeremiah 13:23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

23 “Can the Ethiopian change his skin

Or the leopard his spots?

Then you also can do good

Who are accustomed to doing evil.


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