Jeremiah 8:10
Therefore, I give their wives to others, Their fields to dispossessors, For from the least even unto the greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest gain, From prophet even unto priest, every one is dealing falsely.This verse in the real world
In what words
- בָּצַעbâtsaʻfiguratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
- בֶּצַעbetsaʻplunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
- קָטָןqâṭânabbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in
- אַחֵרʼachêrproperly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- יָרַשׁyârashto occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication
- שָׂדֶהsâdeha field (as flat)
- נָבִיאnâbîyʼa prophet or (generally) inspired man
- גָּדוֹלgâdôwlgreat (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 6:12–13, Ezk 33:31, Jer 23:11–17, Tit 1:11, Isa 28:7, Zep 1:13, Isa 56:10–12, Amo 5:11