13 “For (A)from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is (B)greedy for gain,
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone [a]deals falsely.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 6:13 Or makes lies

10 “Therefore I will (A)give their wives to others,
Their fields to [a]new owners;
Because from the least even to the greatest
Everyone is (B)greedy for gain;
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone practices deceit.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 8:10 Lit possessing ones

Messages about the Kings

13 “Woe to him who builds his house (A)without righteousness
And his [a]upper rooms without justice,
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And (B)does not give him his wages,

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  1. Jeremiah 22:13 Or roof chambers

17 “But your eyes and your heart
Are intent only upon your own (A)dishonest gain,
And on (B)shedding innocent blood
And on practicing oppression and extortion.”

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