Verse 13
Jeremiah 6:13
Bible in Basic English
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For from the least of them even to the greatest, everyone is given up to getting money; from the prophet even to the priest, everyone is working deceit.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֤י מִ/קְּטַנָּ/ם֙ וְ/עַד גְּדוֹלָ֔/ם כֻּלּ֖/וֹ בּוֹצֵ֣עַ בָּ֑צַע וּ/מִ/נָּבִיא֙ וְ/עַד כֹּהֵ֔ן כֻּלּ֖/וֹ עֹ֥שֶׂה שָּֽׁקֶר
English Translation
For from the least of them to the greatest of them, all are greedy for gain, and from the prophet to the priest, all practice deceit.
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