Jeremiah 13:23
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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? Neither are you able to do good— you who are accustomed to doing evil.
In other translations
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? Neither are you able to do good— you who are accustomed to doing evil.
Hebrew words
הֲיַהֲפֹךְhayahafokh¿ will he changeH2015כּוּשִׁיkushia CushiteH3569עוֹרוֹoroskin hisH5785וְנָמֵרvenamerand a leopardH5246חֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָיוchavarburotavspots itsH2272גַּם־gam-alsoH1571אַתֶּם'atemyouH859תּוּכְלוּtukheluyou will be ableH3201לְהֵיטִיבleheitivto do goodH3190לִמֻּדֵיlimudeiO [those] trainedH3928הָרֵעַ׃harea'<of> to do evilH7489
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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