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22 If you (A)say in your heart,
(B)Why have these things happened to me?’
Because of the (C)magnitude of your iniquity
(D)Your skirts have been uncovered
And your heels have suffered violence.
23 (E)Can the Ethiopian change his skin
Or the leopard his spots?
Then you also can (F)do good
Who are accustomed to doing evil.
24 Therefore I will (G)scatter them like chaff passing away
Into the wilderness (H)wind.
25 This is your (I)lot, the portion measured to you
From Me,” declares Yahweh,
“Because you have (J)forgotten Me
And trusted in lies.
26 So I Myself have also (K)stripped your skirts off over your face,
That your disgrace may be seen.
27 As for your (L)adulteries and your lustful neighings,
The (M)lewdness of your prostitution
On the (N)hills in the field,
I have seen your detestable things.
Woe to you, O Jerusalem!
(O)How long will you not cleanse yourself?”

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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?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 13:24 Or them