Jeremiah

Jeremiah 13:22–25

22And if you ask yourself,

“Why has this happened to me?”

It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity

that your skirts have been stripped off

and your body has been exposed.b

23Can the Ethiopianc change his skin,

or the leopard his spots?

Neither are you able to do good —

you who are accustomed to doing evil.

24“I will scatter you like chaff

driven by the desert wind.

25This is your lot,

the portion I have measured to you,”

declares the LORD,

“because you have forgotten Me

and trusted in falsehood.

Footnotes

  • b 13:22 Literally and your heels have suffered violence
  • c 13:23 Hebrew that Cushite; that is, probably a person from the upper Nile region

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Jeremiah 13:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And ifוְכִ֤יwə·ḵîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you askתֹאמְרִי֙ṯō·mə·rîVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH559 utter, say
yourselfבִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְbil·ḇā·ḇêḵPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
Whyמַדּ֖וּעַmad·dū·a‘InterrogativeH4069 wherefore?
has thisאֵ֑לֶּה’êl·lehPronoun - common pluralH428 these
happened to meקְרָאֻ֣נִיqə·rā·’u·nîVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singularH7122 encounter, befall
It is because of the magnitudeבְּרֹ֧בbə·rōḇPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
of your iniquityעֲוֺנֵ֛ךְ‘ă·wō·nêḵNoun - common singular construct; second person feminine singularH5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
that your skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְšū·la·yiḵNoun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singularH7757 skirt
have been stripped offנִגְל֥וּniḡ·lūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1540 uncover, remove
your bodyעֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃‘ă·qê·ḇā·yiḵNoun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singularH6119 heel, footprint, hinderpart
has been exposedנֶחְמְס֥וּneḥ·mə·sūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH2554 treat violently, wrong

Jeremiah 13:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Can the Ethiopianכּוּשִׁי֙kū·šîNoun - proper - masculine singularH3569 Cushite
changeהֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְhă·ya·hă·p̄ōḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2015 turn, overturn
his skinעוֹר֔וֹ‘ō·w·rōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5785 skin
or the leopardוְנָמֵ֖רwə·nā·mêrConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH5246 leopard
his spotsחֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָ֑יוḥă·ḇar·bu·rō·ṯāwNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH2272 stripe, mark
Neitherגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
are youאַתֶּם֙’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
ableתּוּכְל֣וּtū·ḵə·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
to do goodלְהֵיטִ֔יבlə·hê·ṭîḇPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
you who are accustomedלִמֻּדֵ֖יlim·mu·ḏêAdjective - masculine plural constructH3928 taught
to doing evilהָרֵֽעַ׃hā·rê·a‘Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH7489 be evil, bad

Jeremiah 13:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will scatter youוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םwa·’ă·p̄î·ṣêmConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine pluralH6327 be dispersed, scattered
like chaffכְּקַשׁ־kə·qaš-Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH7179 stubble, chaff
drivenעוֹבֵ֑ר‘ō·w·ḇêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
by the desertמִדְבָּֽר׃miḏ·bārNoun - masculine singularH4057 mouth
windלְר֖וּחַlə·rū·aḥPreposition-l; Noun - common singular constructH7307 breath, wind, spirit

Jeremiah 13:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thisזֶ֣הzehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
is your lotגוֹרָלֵ֧ךְḡō·w·rā·lêḵNoun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH1486 lot
the portionמְנָת־mə·nāṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH4521 portion
I haveמֵֽאִתִּ֖יmê·’it·tîPreposition-m; Direct object marker; first person common singularH854 with
measured to youמִדַּ֛יִךְmid·da·yiḵNoun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singularH4055 measure
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
becauseאֲשֶׁר֙’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you have forgotten Meשָׁכַ֣חַתְּšā·ḵa·ḥatVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH7911 forget
and trustedוַֽתִּבְטְחִ֖יwat·tiḇ·ṭə·ḥîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singularH982 trust
in falsehoodבַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃baš·šā·qerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 13:22 Nahum 3:5 · Jeremiah 16:10–11 · Jeremiah 5:19 · Deuteronomy 7:17 · Jeremiah 13:26 · Lamentations 1:8 · Hosea 2:10 · Jeremiah 9:2–9 · Ezekiel 16:37–39 · Jeremiah 2:17–19 · Isaiah 3:17

Jeremiah 13:23 Jeremiah 2:22 · Jeremiah 9:5 · Matthew 19:24–28 · Jeremiah 17:9 · Jeremiah 2:30 · Jeremiah 5:3

Jeremiah 13:24 Psalm 1:4 · Leviticus 26:33 · Ezekiel 5:12 · Ezekiel 5:2 · Hosea 13:3

Jeremiah 13:25 Job 20:29 · Psalm 9:17 · Jeremiah 2:32 · Matthew 24:51 · Psalm 11:6 · Jeremiah 7:4–8 · Isaiah 28:15 · Jeremiah 2:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.