Jeremiah 13:22-27

Common English Bible

²² And when you ask yourself,
    Why have all these things happened to me?
        it is because of your many sins
        that you have been stripped and violated.
²³ Can a Cushite change his skin
    or a leopard its spots?
Neither can you do good
    when doing evil comes so naturally.
²⁴ So I will scatter you^[a] like straw
    that is blown away by the desert winds.
²⁵ This is the future
    that I have prepared for you,
        declares the Lord,
    because you have forgotten me
        and trusted in lies.
²⁶ I myself will pull up your skirt over your face
    and expose your shame.
²⁷ I have seen your adultery and lust,
    your disgusting idols and shameless prostitution
        on the hills and in the fields.
How terrible for you, Jerusalem!
    How long will you remain dirty?