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Jeremiah 13:22–25

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22“If you asay in your heart,

‘bWhy have these things happened to me?’

Because of the cmagnitude of your iniquity

dYour skirts have been uncovered

And your heels have suffered violence.

23“aCan the Ethiopian change his skin

Or the leopard his spots?

Then you also can bdo good

Who are accustomed to doing evil.

24“Therefore I will ascatter them like chaff passing away

Into the wilderness bwind.

25“This is your alot, the portion measured to you

From Me,” declares Yahweh,

“Because you have bforgotten Me

And trusted in lies.

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Cross references

  1. aDeut 7:17
  2. bJer 5:19; 16:10
  3. cJer 2:17–19; 9:2–9
  4. dIs 47:2; Ezek 16:37; Nah 3:5
  5. aProv 27:22; Is 1:5
  6. bJer 4:22; 9:5
  7. aLev 26:33; Jer 9:16; Ezek 5:2, 12
  8. bJer 4:11; 18:17
  9. aJob 20:29; Ps 11:6; Matt 24:51
  10. bPs 9:17; Jer 2:32; 3:21

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And if you say in your heart,

‘Why have these things come upon me?’

it is for the greatness of your iniquity

that your skirts are lifted up

and you suffer violence.

Can the Ethiopian change his skin

or the leopard his spots?

Then also you can do good

who are accustomed to do evil.

I will scatter you like chaff

driven by the wind from the desert.

This is your lot,

the portion I have measured out to you, declares the Lord,

because you have forgotten me

and trusted in lies.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And if you ask yourself,

“Why has this happened to me?”—

it is because of your many sins

that your skirts have been torn off

and your body mistreated.

Can an Ethiopian change his skin

or a leopard its spots?

Neither can you do good

who are accustomed to doing evil.

“I will scatter you like chaff

driven by the desert wind.

This is your lot,

the portion I have decreed for you,”

declares the Lord,

“because you have forgotten me

and trusted in false gods.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And when you ask yourself,

“Why have these things happened to me?”

it is because of your great guilt

that your skirts have been stripped off,

your body exposed.

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.

I will scatter you like drifting chaff

before the desert wind.

This is your lot,

what I have decreed for you—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

because you have forgotten me

and trusted in lies.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

You may ask yourself,

“Why is all this happening to me?”

It is because of your many sins!

That is why you have been stripped

and raped by invading armies.

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.

“I will scatter you like chaff

that is blown away by the desert winds.

This is your allotment,

the portion I have assigned to you,”

says the Lord,

“for you have forgotten me,

putting your trust in false gods.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And if you say in your heart,

‘Why have these things happened to me?’

Because of the greatness of your iniquity your skirts are uncovered;

your heels have endured violence.

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.

And I will scatter them

like stubble scattered by the wind of the desert.

This is your lot,

the portion of your measure from me,” declares Yahweh,

“because you have forgotten me,

and you have trusted in the lie.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness. This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the Lord; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

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