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

2 Kings 17:40

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

Proverbs 27:22

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

Ecclesiastes 1:15

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

Isaiah 1:5

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

Jeremiah 17:9

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

Jeremiah 2:22

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

Jeremiah 2:30

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

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.”

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 9:5

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

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.