...greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil... This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the Lord; because thou hast forgotten me,...

...and Ludmilla A. Trigos Introduction: Was Pushkin Black and Does It Matter? Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. — Jeremiah 13:23 The native of Africa is a lazy, beast-like, dull-witted creature doomed to perpetual...

...77?^ Black Devill (1615) quotes from Jeremiah (13, 23) on the title-page: 'Can the Black-Moore change his skin? Or the Leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do euill';77 and then also writes the complementary sermon, The White Deuill, representing hypocrisy itself.7...

...reply: "Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?" No; it is impossible; for, if so, then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil," So then, "it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy. "...

...incapable of becoming righteous, absent the grace of God working in our hearts. "Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil" (Jeremiah 13:23). The good news, however, is that Jesus Christ, who did fulfill all righteousness,...

...the day of judgment." (Matthew 1 2:36, NKJV). Put your attitude on a fast! "Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil." (Jeremiah 13:23, NKJV). Things change around us and within us like the seasons do. The problem with...