Jeremiah 13:21-23

Easy-to-Read Version

²¹ I will let your enemies become your rulers—
    people you once trusted with your secrets.
    What will you say then?
Surely you will feel great pain,
    like a woman giving birth.
²² You might ask yourself,
    “Why has this bad thing happened to me?”
It happened because of your many sins.
    Because of your sins, your skirt was torn off,
    and your sandals were taken away.
    They did this to embarrass you.
²³ A black man cannot change the color of his skin,
    and a leopard cannot change its spots.
In the same way, Jerusalem, you cannot change and do good.
    You always do bad things.