Jeremiah 13:22-24

New International Reader's Version

²²Suppose you ask yourself,
    “Why has this happened to me?”
It’s because you have committed so many sins.
    That’s the reason your skirt has been torn off.
    That’s why your body has been treated so badly.
²³Can people from Ethiopia change their skin?
    Can leopards change their spots?
It’s the same with you.
    You have always done what is evil.
    So how can you do what is good?

²⁴The Lord says, “I will scatter you like straw
that the desert wind blows away.

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Jeremiah 13:22-24

New International Version

²²And 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)
²³Can an Ethiopian^[a] change his skin
    or a leopard its spots?
Neither can you do good
    who are accustomed to doing evil.^(E)