Verse 10
Jeremiah 8:10
American Standard Version
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Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לָ/כֵן֩ אֶתֵּ֨ן אֶת נְשֵׁי/הֶ֜ם לַ/אֲחֵרִ֗ים שְׂדֽוֹתֵי/הֶם֙ לְ/י֣וֹרְשִׁ֔ים כִּ֤י מִ/קָּטֹן֙ וְ/עַד גָּד֔וֹל כֻּלֹּ֖/ה בֹּצֵ֣עַ בָּ֑צַע מִ/נָּבִיא֙ וְ/עַד כֹּהֵ֔ן כֻּלֹּ֖/ה עֹ֥שֶׂה שָּֽׁקֶר
English Translation
Therefore, I will give their wives to others, their fields to heirs, because from small to great, all are greedy for gain, from prophet to priest, all practice deception.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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