Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 13:23 Interlinear

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

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Jeremiah 13 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	הֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְ	H2015	change	to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
2	כּוּשִׁי֙	H3569	Can the Ethiopian	a cushite, or descendant of cush
3	עוֹר֔וֹ	H5785	his skin	skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather
4	וְנָמֵ֖ר	H5246	or the leopard	a leopard (from its stripes)
5	חֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָ֑יו	H2272	his spots	a streak (like a line), as on the tiger
6	גַּם	H1571		properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
7	אַתֶּם֙	H859		thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
8	תּוּכְל֣וּ	H3201	then may	to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
9	לְהֵיטִ֔יב	H3190	ye also do good	to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
10	לִמֻּדֵ֖י	H3928	that are accustomed	instructed
11	הָרֵֽעַ׃	H7489	to do evil	properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally)

Jeremiah 13:23 (current)change Can the Ethiopian his skin or the leopard his spots then may ye also do good that are accustomed to do evil