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13 “For from the smallest of them to the greatest of them,
    everyone[a] makes profit for unlawful gain.
And from the prophet to the priest,
    everyone[b] practices deceit.
14 And they have treated the wound of my people lightly,
    saying,[c] ‘Peace, peace,’ but there is no peace.
15 Have they acted ashamed, for they have committed a detestable thing?
    Not at all, nor were they ashamed; they did not know to feel humiliated.
Therefore[d] they will fall among those who fall at the time I punish them,
    they will stumble,” says Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 6:13 Literally “all of him”
  2. Jeremiah 6:13 Literally “all of him”
  3. Jeremiah 6:14 Literally “to say”
  4. Jeremiah 6:15 Literally “To thus”

13 “From the least to the greatest,
    all(A) are greedy for gain;(B)
prophets and priests alike,
    all practice deceit.(C)
14 They dress the wound of my people
    as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
    when there is no peace.(D)
15 Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct?
    No, they have no shame at all;
    they do not even know how to blush.(E)
So they will fall among the fallen;
    they will be brought down when I punish(F) them,”
says the Lord.

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