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Jeremiah 6:13

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

KJV

a minore quippe usque ad majorem omnes avaritiæ student, et a propheta usque ad sacerdotem cuncti faciunt dolum.

Vulgate

ὅτι ἀπὸ μικροῦ αὐτῶν καὶ ἕως μεγάλου πάντες συνετελέσαντο ἄνομα, ἀπὸ ἱερέως ἕως ψευδοπροφήτου πάντες ἐποίησαν ψευδῆ.

LXX

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

ASV

כִּ֤י מִ/קְּטַנָּ/ם֙ וְ/עַד גְּדוֹלָ֔/ם כֻּלּ֖/וֹ בּוֹצֵ֣עַ בָּ֑צַע וּ/מִ/נָּבִיא֙ וְ/עַד כֹּהֵ֔ן כֻּלּ֖/וֹ עֹ֥שֶׂה שָּֽׁקֶר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בָּ֑צַע
bts'
noun · 23×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
כֹּהֵ֔ן
khn
noun · 747×
נִי
ny
verb · 16×
נָּבִ֖יא
nby'
noun · 316×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
קָּטֹ֖ן
qtn
adjective · 101×
שָֽׁקֶר
shqr
noun · 110×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 13:1 — If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
  • Ezek 22:25 — There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many w
  • Heb 13:5 — Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
  • Isa 56:10 — His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
  • Isa 57:17 — For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
  • Isa 57:17 — For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
  • Jer 2:29 — Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
  • Jer 5:31 — The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
  • Jer 8:10 — Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unt
  • Jer 11:9 — And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
  • Jer 14:18 — If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land
  • Jer 14:18 — If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land
  • Jer 22:17 — But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
  • Jer 23:11 — For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.
  • Jer 23:11 — For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.
  • Jer 27:15 — For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
  • Jer 42:1 — Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
  • Lam 4:13 — For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
  • Lev 19:11 — Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
  • Luke 12:15 — And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
  • Luke 16:14 — And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
  • Mic 2:11 — If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
  • Mic 3:2 — Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
  • Mic 3:5 — Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
  • Mic 3:11 — The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil ca
  • Mic 3:11 — The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil ca
  • Zeph 3:3 — Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.