Verse 10
Jeremiah 8:10
World Messianic Bible
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Therefore will I give their wives to others,
and their fields to those who will possess them.
For everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness;
from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals 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.
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