Verse List for JER 13:23

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OET (OET-RV) An Ethiopian person can’t change their skin colour ⇔ ≈ and a leopard can’t change its spots. ⇔ Similarly you all aren’t able to do good ⇔ as you’re all so accustomed to doing evil.

OET-LV Will_he _change a _Kūshiy/(Cushite) skin _of_his and_a _leopard spots _of_its also you(pl) you(pl)_will _be _able to_do _good Oh_those_accustomed _of (of)_to _do _evil.

ULT Can the Cushite change his skin, or the leopard its spots? ⇔ Then also you yourself, are able to do good, ones accustomed to do evil.

UST A man from Ethiopia certainly cannot change the color of his black skin, ⇔  and a leopard certainly cannot change its spots. ⇔ Similarly, you cannot start doing what is good, ⇔  because you have become accustomed to doing evil things.

BSB & MSB Can the Ethiopian[fn] change his skin, ⇔  or the leopard his spots? ⇔ Neither are you able to do good— ⇔  you who are accustomed to doing evil.

OEB No OEB JER book available

WEBBE & WMBB Can the Ethiopian change his skin, ⇔  or the leopard his spots? ⇔ Then may you also do good, ⇔  who are accustomed to do evil.

NET But there is little hope for you ever doing good, ⇔ you who are so accustomed to doing evil. ⇔ Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? ⇔ Can a leopard remove its spots?

LSV “Does a Cushite change his skin? And a leopard his spots? Can you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil?

FBV Can Ethiopians change the color of their skin? Can a leopard change its spots? In the same way you can't change and do good because you're so used to doing evil.

T4T A man from Ethiopia certainly cannot [RHQ] change the color of his black skin, ⇔  and a leopard certainly cannot [RHQ] change its spots. ⇔ Similarly, you cannot start doing what is good, ⇔  because you have always done what is evil.

LEB • Can a Cushite change his skin,
• or a leopard his spots?
• Then you also will be able to do good,
• who are accustomed to doing evil.

BBE Is it possible for the skin of the Ethiopian to be changed, or the markings on the leopard? Then it might be possible for you to do good, who have been trained to do evil.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

ASV Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

DRA If the Ethiopian can change his skin, or the leopard his spots: you may also do well, when you have learned evil.

YLT Doth a Cushite change his skin? and a leopard his spots? Ye also are able to do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

Drby Can an Ethiopian change his skin, or a leopard his spots? [Then] may ye also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

RV Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
(Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye/you_all also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.)

SLT Will the Cushite change his skin and the panther his variegated spots? Ye shall also be able to do good, being taught to do evil.

Wbstr Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

KJB-1769 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.[fn]
(Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye/you_all also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.)

KJB-1611 [fn]Can the Ethiopian change his skinne? or the leopard his spots? then may ye also doe good, that are accustomed to doe euill.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps May a man of Inde chaunge his skinne, and the cat of the mountayne her spottes? so, may ye that be exercised in euyll, do good?
(May a man of Inde change his skin, and the cat of the mountain her spottes? so, may ye/you_all that be exercised in evil, do good?)

Gnva Can the blacke More change his skin? or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do euill.
(Can the black More change his skin? or the leopard his spots? then may ye/you_all also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.)

Cvdl For like as the man of Inde maye chaunge his skynne, & the cat of the mountayne hir spottes: so maye ye that be exercised in euell, do good.
(For like as the man of Inde may change his skin, and the cat of the mountain her spottes: so may ye/you_all that be exercised in evil, do good.)

Wycl If a man of Ethiopie mai chaunge his skyn, ether a pard mai chaunge hise dyuersitees, and ye moun do wel, whanne ye han lerned yuel.
(If a man of Ethiopie may change his skin, either a pard may change his diversitys, and ye/you_all may/can do well, when ye/you_all have learned/learnt evil.)

Luth Kann auch ein Mohr seine Haut wandeln oder ein Parder seine Flecken? So könnet ihr auch Gutes tun, weil ihr des Bösen gewohnt seid.
(Can also a Mohr his skin walk or a jaguar his stains? So could you(pl)/their/her also goodness/good_(person) do/put, because you(pl)/their/her the evil/evil_(people) used_to are.)

ClVg Si mutare potest Æthiops pellem suam, aut pardus varietates suas, et vos poteritis benefacere, cum didiceritis malum.[fn]
(When/But_if to_change can Æthiops the_hide/skin his_own, or panther varietys their_own, and you(pl) will_be_ableis to_do_good, when/with didiceritis evil.)

UHB הֲ⁠יַהֲפֹ֤ךְ כּוּשִׁי֙ עוֹר֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠נָמֵ֖ר חֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָ֑י⁠ו גַּם־אַתֶּם֙ תּוּכְל֣וּ לְ⁠הֵיטִ֔יב לִמֻּדֵ֖י הָרֵֽעַ׃ ‡

BrLXX Εἰ ἀλλάξεται Αἰθίοψ τὸ δέρμα αὐτοῦ, καὶ πάρδαλις τὰ ποικίλματα αὐτῆς, καὶ ὑμεῖς δυνήσεσθε εὐποιῆσαι μεμαθηκότες τὰ κακά.

BrTr If the Ethiopian shall change his skin, or the leopardess her spots, then shall ye be able to do good, having learnt evil.