Jeremiah 13:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Can you ever change and do what's right? Can people change the colour of their skin, or can a leopard remove its spots? If so, then perhaps you can change and learn to do right.

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:22

The LORD said: People of Israel, you are stained with guilt, and no soap or bleach can wash it away.

Jeremiah 9:5

They wear themselves out, always looking for a new way to cheat their friends.

Jeremiah 17:9

You people of Judah are so deceitful that you even fool yourselves, and you can't change.

Jeremiah 5:3

I answered, “I know that you look for truth. You punished your people for their lies, but in spite of the pain, they became more stubborn and refused to turn back to you.”

Jeremiah 2:30

I tried punishing you, but you refused to come back to me, and like fierce lions you killed my prophets.

Isaiah 1:5

Why be punished more? Why not give up your sin? Your head is badly bruised, and you are weak all over.

Proverbs 27:22

No matter how hard you beat a fool, you can't pound out the foolishness.

Jeremiah 4:22

I heard the LORD say, “My people ignore me. They are foolish children who do not understand that they will be punished. All they know is how to sin.”

1 Samuel 19:21

When Saul heard what had happened, he sent another group of soldiers, but they prophesied the same way. He sent a third group of soldiers, but the same thing happened to them.

2 Kings 17:40

But the people living in Israel ignored that command and kept on following their old customs.

Ecclesiastes 1:15

If something is crooked, it can't be made straight; if something isn't there, it can't be counted.