Passage

Jeremiah 13.23

Book: Jeremiah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"21. What wilt thou say, when he shall set over thee as head those whom thou hast thyself taught to be friends to thee? shall not sorrows take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail? 22. And if thou say in thy heart, Wherefore are these things come upon me? for the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts uncovered, and thy heels suffer violence."

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

"24. Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, by the wind of the wilderness. 25. This is thy lot, the portion measured unto thee from me, saith Jehovah; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood." (Jeremiah 13:21-25, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"21. What will you say, when he shall set over you as head those whom you have yourself taught to be friends to you? Shall not sorrows take hold of you, as of a woman in travail? 22. If you say in your heart, “Why are these things come on me?” For the greatness of your iniquity your skirts are uncovered, and your heels suffer violence."

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

"24. “Therefore I will scatter them, as the stubble that passes away, by the wind of the wilderness. 25. This is your lot, the portion measured to you from me,” says Yahweh; “because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.”" (Jeremiah 13:21-25, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"21. What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail? ^{punish: Heb visit upon} 22. And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. ^{made: or, shall be violently taken away}"

"23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. ^{accustomed: Heb. taught}"

"24. Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness. 25. This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood." (Jeremiah 13:21-25, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"21. What dost thou say, when He looketh after thee? And thou, thou hast taught them [to be] over thee, leaders for head? Do not pangs seize thee as a travailing woman? 22. And when thou dost say in thy heart, 'Wherefore have these met me?' For the abundance of thine iniquity Have thy skirts been uncovered, Have thy heels suffered violence."

"23. Doth a Cushite change his skin? and a leopard his spots? Ye also are able to do good, who are accustomed to do evil."

"24. And I scatter them as stubble, Passing away, by a wind of the wilderness. 25. This [is] thy lot, the portion of thy measures from Me, an affirmation of Jehovah, Because thou hast forgotten me, And dost trust in falsehood." (Jeremiah 13:21-25, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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