Jeremiah 13:24

Judgment

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.

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

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.

²⁶ Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: “I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind.
KJV: Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
WEB: “Therefore I will scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.
ASV: Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, by the wind of the wilderness.
DARBY: And I will scatter them as stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
BLB: “And I will scatter them like chaff [that] passes away by the wind of the wilderness.

ÅB: Så vil jeg da adsprede dem slik som strå som farer avsted for ørkenens vind.
OTB: "Jeg vil spre dere som agner blåst bort av ørkenvinden.
B1930: Så vil jeg da adsprede dem likesom strå som farer avsted for ørkenens vind.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 1:4
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
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Leviticus 26:33
And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
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Hosea 13:3
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
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Ezekiel 5:12
A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
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Ezekiel 5:2
Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
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Ezekiel 17:21
And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.
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Deuteronomy 4:27
And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
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Jeremiah 4:11–12
At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
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