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Jeremiah 13:23

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 13:23

Verse 23 of 27

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 13:23

Theological / Devotional

Ethiopian. Literally, “Cushite.” These men from the upper Nile (see on Gen. 10:6; see Vol. II, p. 52) were not unfamiliar to the people of Judah (see Jer. 38:10). The figure vividly impressed the sad truth that so firmly fixed was the sin of Judah that its people were not able of themselves to “change” their evil ways. Nothing was left for them but captivity.

May ye also do good. Here is set forth the futility of any human endeavor to overcome evil apart from the power of God (see 1 Kings 8:46; Ps. 130:3; Prov. 20:9; Eccl. 7:20; Rom. 3:9-12; 7:22-8:4; 1 John 1:8-2:2).

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