Jeremiah 13:22-27
New American Standard Bible
22 If you (A)say in your heart,
‘(B)Why have these things happened to me?’
Because of the (C)magnitude of your wrongdoing
(D)Your skirts have been removed
And your [a]heels have suffered violence.
23 (E)Can the Ethiopian change his skin,
Or the leopard his spots?
Then you as well can (F)do good
Who are accustomed to doing evil.
24 Therefore I will (G)scatter them like drifting straw
To the desert (H)wind.
25 This is your (I)lot, the portion measured to you
From Me,” declares the Lord,
“Because you have (J)forgotten Me
And trusted in falsehood.
26 So I Myself have (K)stripped your skirts off over your face,
So that your shame will be seen.
27 As for your (L)adulteries and your lustful neighings,
The (M)outrageous sin of your prostitution
On the (N)hills in the field,
I have seen your abominations.
Woe to you, Jerusalem!
(O)How long will you remain unclean?”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 13:22 I.e., a euphemism for private parts
Jeremiah 13:22-27
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 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 are violated.(A)
23 Can Cushites change their skin
or leopards their spots?
Then also you can do good,
who are accustomed to do evil.(B)
24 I will scatter you[a] like chaff
driven by the wind from the desert.(C)
25 This is your lot,
the portion I have measured out to you, says the Lord,
because you have forgotten me
and trusted in lies.(D)
26 I myself will lift up your skirts over your face,
and your shame will be seen.(E)
27 I have seen your abominations,
your adulteries and neighings, your shameless prostitutions
on the hills of the countryside.
Woe to you, O Jerusalem!
How long will it be
before you are made clean?(F)
Footnotes
- 13.24 Gk mss: Heb them
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