However, these nations would not listen but continued observing their former practices.
Jeremiah 13:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Can the Cushite change his skin, or a leopard his spots? If so, you might be able to do what is good, you who are instructed in evil. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Then also can you do good who are accustomed and taught [even trained] to do evil. American Standard Version (1901) Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. Common English Bible Can a Cushite change his skin or a leopard its spots? Neither can you do good when doing evil comes so naturally. Catholic Public Domain Version If the Ethiopian is able to change his skin, or the leopard is able to change his spots, then you also may be able to do well, though you have learned evil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If the Ethiopian can change his skin or the leopard his spots: you may also do well when you have learned evil. |
However, these nations would not listen but continued observing their former practices.
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him.
What is crooked cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted.
Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep on rebelling? The whole head is hurt, and the whole heart is sick.
The heart is more deceitful than anything else, and incurable #– #who can understand it?
Even if you wash with lye and use a great amount of bleach, , the stain of your iniquity is still in front of me. This is the Lord God’s declaration.
I have struck down your children in vain; they would not accept discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a ravaging lion.
‘For my people are fools; they do not know me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing what is evil, but they do not know how to do what is good.’
Lord, don’t your eyes look for faithfulness? You have struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They made their faces harder than rock, and they refused to return.
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to speak lies; they wear themselves out doing wrong.
When they reported to Saul, he sent other agents, and they also began prophesying. So Saul tried again and sent a third group of agents, and even they began prophesying.