However, they would not listen, but they did according to their former manner.
Jeremiah 13:23 - English Standard Version 2016 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Then also you can do good who are accustomed to do 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, they would not listen, but they did according to their former manner.
Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.
What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
Though you wash yourself with lye and use much soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me, declares the Lord God.
In vain have I struck your children; they took no correction; your own sword devoured your prophets like a ravening lion.
“For my people are foolish; they know me not; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are ‘wise’—in doing evil! But how to do good they know not.”
O Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You have struck them down, but they felt no anguish; you have consumed them, but they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to repent.
Everyone deceives his neighbor, and no one speaks the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves committing iniquity.
When it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.