Jeremiah 13:22-27
English Standard Version
22 And if you say in your heart,
(A)‘Why have these things come upon me?’
it is for the greatness of your iniquity
that (B)your skirts are lifted up
and you suffer violence.
23 (C)Can the Ethiopian change his skin
or (D)the leopard his spots?
Then also you can do good
who are accustomed to do evil.
24 I will scatter you[a] (E)like chaff
driven by the wind from the desert.
25 (F)This is your lot,
the portion I have measured out to you, declares the Lord,
because (G)you have forgotten me
and trusted in lies.
26 (H)I myself will lift up your skirts over your face,
and your shame will be seen.
27 I have seen (I)your abominations,
your adulteries and (J)neighings, your lewd whorings,
(K)on the hills in the field.
Woe to you, O Jerusalem!
How long will it be (L)before you are made clean?”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 13:24 Hebrew them
Jeremiah 13:22-27
New Living Translation
22 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.
23 Can an Ethiopian[a] 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.
24 “I will scatter you like chaff
that is blown away by the desert winds.
25 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.
26 I myself will strip you
and expose you to shame.
27 I have seen your adultery and lust,
and your disgusting idol worship out in the fields and on the hills.
What sorrow awaits you, Jerusalem!
How long before you are pure?”
Footnotes
- 13:23 Hebrew a Cushite.
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