Jeremiah 13:23

Compared across 30 translations

English
“Can the Ethiopian change his skinOr the leopard his spots?Then you also can do goodWho are accustomed to evil and even trained to do it.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
Can an African change skin? Can a leopard get rid of its spots?So what are the odds on you doing good, you who are so long-practiced in evil? 24-27 “I’ll blow these people away— like wind-blown leaves.You have it coming to you. I’ve measured it out precisely.” God’s Decree.“It’s because you forgot me and embraced the Big Lie, that so-called god Baal.I’m the one who will rip off your clothes, expose and shame you before the watching world.Your obsessions with gods, gods, and more gods, your goddess affairs, your god-adulteries.Gods on the hills, gods in the fields— every time I look you’re off with another god.O Jerusalem, what a sordid life! Is there any hope for you!”
“Can the Ethiopian change his skinOr the leopard his spots?Then you also can do goodWho are accustomed to doing evil.
Can people from Ethiopia change their skin? Can leopards change their spots?It’s the same with you. You have always done what is evil. So how can you do what is good?
Can an Ethiopian[b] change his skin or a leopard its spots?Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil.
Can an Ethiopian[b] change his skin or a leopard its spots?Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil.
Can an Ethiopian[b] change the color of his skin? Can a leopard take away its spots?Neither can you start doing good, for you have always done evil.
Arabic
هَلْ يُمْكِنُ لِلإِثْيُوبِيِّ أَنْ يُغَيِّرَ جِلْدَهُ، أَوْ لِلنَّمِرِ رُقَطَهُ؟ كَذَلِكَ أَنْتُمْ لَا تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ تَصْنَعُوا خَيْراً بَعْدَ أَنْ أَلِفْتُمُ ارْتِكَابَ الشَّرِّ.
Danish
Kan en sudaneser skifte hudfarve? Kan en leopard fjerne sine pletter? Kan I pludselig begynde at gøre, hvad der er godt, når I er så onde? 24-25 Herren sagde: „Fordi I glemte mig og stolede på falske guder, vil jeg sprede jer som avner for ørkenvinden. Det er den straf, I fortjener, og som jeg har bestemt for jer.
German
Sag mir: Kann ein dunkelhäutiger Mensch etwa seine Hautfarbe wechseln oder ein Leopard sein geflecktes Fell? Genauso wenig kannst du Gutes tun, die du ans Böse gewöhnt bist!
Spanish
¿Puede el etíope cambiar de piel, o el leopardo quitarse sus manchas?¡Pues tampoco podéis vosotros hacer el bien, acostumbrados como estáis a hacer el mal!
¿Puede el etíope cambiar de piel, o el leopardo quitarse sus manchas?¡Pues tampoco ustedes pueden hacer el bien, acostumbrados como están a hacer el mal!
French
Un Ethiopien peut-il changer |la couleur de sa peau,un léopard les taches |de son pelage ?De même, comment pourriez-vous |vous mettre à bien agir,vous qui êtes bien entraînés |à commettre le mal ?
Hiligaynon
Mailisan bala sang isa ka maitom nga tawo[b] ang kolor sang iya panit? Mailisan man bala sang sapat nga leopardo ang iya mga pintok-pintok? Siyempre indi! Gani kamo man, mga taga-Jerusalem, indi kamo makahimo sing maayo, kay nangin batasan na ninyo ang paghimo sing malain. 24-25 Nagsiling ang Ginoo, “Laptahon ko kamo pareho sang upa nga ginapalid sang hangin nga halin sa desierto. Amo ini ang inyo kapalaran nga ginbuot ko para sa inyo, tungod kay ginkalimtan ninyo ako, kag nagsalig kamo sa indi matuod nga mga dios.
Japanese
エチオピヤ人は自分で皮膚の色を変えることができるだろうか。ひょうが斑点を消すことができるだろうか。同じように、悪いことをし慣れたおまえも、善人になることなどできない。24-25 おまえはわたしを忘れ、偽りの神々に頼っているので、荒野の強い風に吹き飛ばされるもみがらのように散らす。これが、おまえのために考えておいた運命だ。
Korean
[b]에티오피아 사람이 그 피부 색깔을 바꿀 수 있으며 표범이 그 반점을 없앨 수 있느냐? 만일 그렇게 할 수 있다면 악을 행하는 데 익숙한 너희도 선을 행할 수 있을 것이다.
nl
Kan de Ethiopiër zijn huidskleur veranderen? Kan een luipaard zijn vlekken laten verdwijnen? Net zo min kunt u, die zo gewend bent kwaad te doen, beginnen goed te doen. 24,25 Omdat u Mij uit uw gedachten hebt verbannen en hebt vertrouwd op valse goden, zal Ik u verspreiden als kaf, dat wordt weggeblazen door de woestijnwind. Dit is het lot dat u zichzelf op de hals hebt gehaald en dat Ik u heb toegewezen.
Portuguese
Será que o etíope[c] pode mudar a sua pele?Ou o leopardo as suas pintas?Assim também vocês são incapazes de fazer o bem,vocês, que estão acostumados a praticar o mal.
Pode um cuchita[b] mudar a cor da sua pele ou um leopardo perder as manchas do corpo? Nem tão-pouco podem vocês começar a fazer o bem, estando tão viciados na prática do mal.
Romanian
Poate cuşitul[e] să-şi schimbe pielea sau leopardul – petele?Tot aşa nici voi nu puteţi înfăptui binele, voi care sunteţi deprinşi să înfăptuiţi răul.
Russian
Может ли эфиоп изменить цвет своей кожи, а барс – свои пятна?Так и вы неспособны творить добро, приучившись злодействовать.
Может ли эфиоп изменить цвет своей кожи, а барс – свои пятна?Так и вы неспособны творить добро, приучившись злодействовать.
Может ли эфиоп изменить цвет своей кожи, а барс – свои пятна?Так и вы неспособны творить добро, приучившись злодействовать.
Может ли кушит13:23 Или: «нубиец»; или: «эфиоп». изменить цвет своей кожи,а леопард свои пятна?Так и вы неспособны творить добро,приучившись злодействовать.
Swedish
Inte kan väl nubiern ändra på sin hudfärg eller leoparden sina fläckar? Inte heller kan ni göra det goda, ni som är vana vid att göra det onda.
Thai
ชาวเอธิโอเปีย[b]จะเปลี่ยนสีผิวของตนได้หรือ?เสือดาวจะลบลายของมันได้หรือ?พวกเจ้าซึ่งคุ้นเคยกับการทำชั่วก็ไม่สามารถทำดีได้
zh-Hans
古实人能改变他们的肤色吗?豹子能脱去它们的斑点吗?你这作恶成性的人怎能行善呢?
古 实 人 岂 能 改 变 皮 肤 呢 ? 豹 岂 能 改 变 斑 点 呢 ? 若 能 , 你 们 这 习 惯 行 恶 的 便 能 行 善 了 。
zh-Hant
古實人能改變他們的膚色嗎?豹子能脫去牠們的斑點嗎?你這作惡成性的人怎能行善呢?