Jeremiah 13:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.”
Jeremiah 13:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 13:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Jeremiah 13:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Jeremiah 13:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.”
Jeremiah 13:23 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 13:23 ASV — 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. ”
Jeremiah 13:23 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 13:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Doth a Cushite change his skin? and a leopard his spots? Ye also are able to do good, who are accustomed to do evil.”
Jeremiah 13:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 13:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Can an Ethiopian change his skin, or a leopard his spots? [Then] may ye also do good, who are accustomed to do evil. ”
Jeremiah 13:23 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 13:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Can the blacke More change his skin? or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do euill.”
Jeremiah 13:23 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 13:23 in Context — Jeremiah 13
21 What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?
22 And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.
23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
24 Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the Lord; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
What Does Jeremiah 13:23 Mean?
Jeremiah 13:23 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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