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Jeremiah 13:22-27
Expanded Bible
Jeremiah 13:22-27
Expanded Bible
22 You might ·ask yourself [L say in your heart],
“Why has this happened to me?”
It happened because of your many ·sins [iniquities].
Because of your ·sins [iniquities], your skirt was torn off
and your ·body [L heel; C euphemism for genitals] has been ·treated badly [violated].
23 Can a person from ·Cush [Ethiopia] change ·his skin [L its color]?
Can a leopard change his spots?
In the same way, you [C Jerusalem] cannot change and do good,
because you are accustomed to doing evil.
24 “I will scatter you like chaff that is ·blown away [driven] by the ·desert [wilderness] wind.
25 This is ·what will happen to you [L your lot];
·this is your part in my plans [L the portion decreed for you],” says the Lord.
“Because you forgot me
and ·trusted [had confidence] in ·false gods [falsehood; lies],
26 I will pull your skirts up over your face
so everyone will see your ·shame [humiliation; Nah. 3:6].
27 I have seen the terrible things you have done:
your acts of adultery and your ·snorting [neighing; C like a horse in heat],
your prostitution,
your ·hateful [abominable; detestable] acts
on the hills and in the fields [C where they had shrines to false gods].
·How terrible it will be for [Woe to] you, Jerusalem.
How long will you continue being unclean?”
Jeremiah 13:22-27
New International Version
Jeremiah 13:22-27
New International Version
22 And if you ask yourself,
“Why has this happened to me?”(A)—
it is because of your many sins(B)
that your skirts have been torn off(C)
and your body mistreated.(D)
23 Can an Ethiopian[a] change his skin
or a leopard its spots?
Neither can you do good
who are accustomed to doing evil.(E)
24 “I will scatter you like chaff(F)
driven by the desert wind.(G)
25 This is your lot,
the portion(H) I have decreed for you,”
declares the Lord,
“because you have forgotten(I) me
and trusted in false gods.(J)
26 I will pull up your skirts over your face
that your shame may be seen(K)—
27 your adulteries and lustful neighings,
your shameless prostitution!(L)
I have seen your detestable acts
on the hills and in the fields.(M)
Woe to you, Jerusalem!
How long will you be unclean?”(N)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 13:23 Hebrew Cushite (probably a person from the upper Nile region)
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