Jeremiah 13:23

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“Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.”

— WEB

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

— KJV

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

— ASV

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Commentary

Ethiopian--the Cushite of Abyssinia. Habit is second nature; as therefore it is morally impossible that the Jews can alter their inveterate habits of sin, nothing remains but the infliction of the extremest punishment, their expatriation (Jer 13:24).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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