Jeremiah 6:13

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

For, from the least of them, even unto the greatest of them, Every one, graspeth with greed, - And from the prophet even unto the priest, Every one, dealeth, falsely;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For from the least to the greatest of them,everyone is making profit dishonestly.From prophet to priest,everyone deals falsely.

Hebrew Names Version
For from the least of them even to the greatest of them everyone is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the Kohen everyone deals falsely.

King James Version
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.

English Standard Version
"For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.

New American Standard Bible
"For from the least of them to the greatest of them, Everyone is greedy for gain, And from the prophet to the priest Everyone deals falsely.

New Century Version
"Everyone, from the least important to the greatest, is greedy for money. Even the prophets and priests all tell lies.

Amplified Bible
"For from the least of them even to the greatest of them, Everyone is greedy for [unfair] gain; And from the prophet even to the priest Everyone deals deceitfully.

World English Bible
For from the least of them even to the greatest of them everyone is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For from the least of them, euen vnto the greatest of them, euery one is giuen vnto couetousnesse, and from the Prophet euen vnto the Priest, they all deale falsely.

Legacy Standard Bible
"For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,Everyone is greedy for gain,And from the prophet even to the priestEveryone practices lying.

Berean Standard Bible
"For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain. From prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone is greedy and dishonest, whether poor or rich. Even the prophets and priests cannot be trusted.

Complete Jewish Bible
"For from the least to the greatest of them, all are greedy for gains; prophets and cohanim alike, they all practice fraud —

Darby Translation
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.

Easy-to-Read Version
"All the people of Israel want more and more money. All of them, from the least important to the most important, are like that. Even the prophets and priests tell lies.

George Lamsa Translation
For from the least of them even to the greatest of them every one commits treachery; and from the false prophets even to the priests every one of them deals falsely.

Good News Translation
Everyone, great and small, tries to make money dishonestly; even prophets and priests cheat the people.

Lexham English Bible
"For from the smallest of them to the greatest of them, everyone makes profit for unlawful gain. And from the prophet to the priest, everyone practices deceit.

Literal Translation
For everyone from the least of them even to the greatest of them cuts off a profit. And from the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For from the leest vnto the most, they hange all vpon covetousnes: and from the prophet vnto the prest, they go all aboute with falsede and lyes.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
For from the least of them even to the greatest, everyone is given up to getting money; from the prophet even to the priest, everyone is working deceit.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is greedy for gain; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

King James Version (1611)
For from the least of them euen vnto the greatest of them, euery one is giuen to couetousnesse, and from the prophet euen vnto the priest, euery one dealeth falsly.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For from the least to the most they hang all vpon couetousnesse: and from the prophete vnto the priest, they go about falshood and lyes.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For from the least of them even to the greatest they have all committed iniquity; from the priest even to the false prophet they have all wrought falsely.

English Revised Version
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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For fro the lesse `til to the grettere, alle studien to auerise; and alle doon gile, fro the profete `til to the preest.

Update Bible Version
For from the least of them even to the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.

Webster's Bible Translation
For from the least of them even to the greatest of them every one [is] given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest every one dealeth falsely.

New English Translation
"That is because, from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all of them practice deceit.

New King James Version
"Because from the least of them even to the greatest of them, Everyone is given to covetousness; And from the prophet even to the priest, Everyone deals falsely.

New Living Translation
"From the least to the greatest, their lives are ruled by greed. From prophets to priests, they are all frauds.

New Life Bible
"For from the least to the greatest of them, every one is always wanting something. And from the man of God to the religious leader, every one lies to get what he wants.

New Revised Standard
For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For from the least of them even to the greatest, all are given to covetousness: and from the prophet even to the priest, all are guilty of deceit.

Revised Standard Version
"For from the least to the greatest of them, every one is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, every one deals falsely.

Young's Literal Translation
For from their least unto their greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest gain, And from prophet even unto priest, Every one is dealing falsely,

THE MESSAGE
"Everyone's after the dishonest dollar, little people and big people alike. Prophets and priests and everyone in between twist words and doctor truth. My people are broken—shattered!— and they put on Band-Aids, Saying, ‘It's not so bad. You'll be just fine.' But things are not ‘just fine'! Do you suppose they are embarrassed over this outrage? No, they have no shame. They don't even know how to blush. There's no hope for them. They've hit bottom and there's no getting up. As far as I'm concerned, they're finished." God has spoken.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For from the least of them even to the greatest of them, Everyone is greedy for gain, And from the prophet even to the priest Everyone deals falsely.

Contextual Overview

⁹ Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, They shall thoroughly glean as a vine the remnant of Israel - Turn back thy hand, as a grape gatherer over the tendrils. ¹⁰ Unto whom, can I speak - and bear witness, that they may hear? Lo! uncircumcised, is their ear, that they cannot attend, - Lo! the word of Yahweh, hath become to them a reproach, they take no delight therein. ¹¹ So then with the indignation of Yahweh, am I full I am too weary to hold it in, am constrained to pour it out, upon the boy in the street, and upon the circle of young men, together, - For, even husband with wife, will be captured, The eider with him who is full of days; ¹² And their houses shall be turned over to others, Fields and wives together, - For I will stretch out my hand against the inhabitants of the land, Declareth Yahweh. ¹³ For, from the least of them, even unto the greatest of them, Every one, graspeth with greed, - And from the prophet even unto the priest, Every one, dealeth, falsely; ¹⁴ And so they have healed the grievous wound of my people, slightly, Saying, Peace, peace, when there was no peace, ¹⁵ Were they led to turn pale because an abominable thing, they had done! Nay! they did not, at all turn pale, Nay! they did not so much as know how, to exhibit shame, Therefore, shall they fall among them who are falling, In the time when I punish them, shall they be overthrown, Saith Yahweh. ¹⁶ Thus saith Yahweh - Stand ye at the ways - and see, And ask for the paths of age-past times, Where is the good way? And walk therein, And ye shall find rest to your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein ! ¹⁷ Therefore will I raise up over you, watchmen, Give ye heed to the sound of a horn, - But they said, We will not give heed!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

For: Jeremiah 8:10, Jeremiah 14:18, Jeremiah 22:17, Jeremiah 23:11, Isaiah 56:9-12, Isaiah 57:17, Ezekiel 22:12, Ezekiel 33:31, Micah 2:1, Micah 2:2, Micah 3:2, Micah 3:3, Micah 3:5, Micah 3:11, Zephaniah 3:3, Zephaniah 3:4, Luke 16:14, 1 Timothy 3:3, 2 Peter 2:3, 2 Peter 2:14, 2 Peter 2:15

and: Jeremiah 2:8, Jeremiah 2:26, Jeremiah 5:31, Jeremiah 23:11, Jeremiah 23:14, Jeremiah 23:15, Jeremiah 26:7, Jeremiah 26:8, Jeremiah 32:32, Isaiah 28:7, Lamentations 4:13, Ezekiel 22:25-28, Zephaniah 3:4

Reciprocal: Leviticus 19:11 - shall not Deuteronomy 13:1 - a prophet Proverbs 24:24 - that Isaiah 30:10 - speak Isaiah 56:10 - they are all dumb Jeremiah 2:29 - ye all have Jeremiah 4:9 - and the priests Jeremiah 5:5 - but these Jeremiah 11:9 - General Jeremiah 20:6 - thy friends Jeremiah 27:15 - ye Jeremiah 30:15 - for the Jeremiah 42:1 - from Jeremiah 52:27 - the king Lamentations 2:14 - prophets Ezekiel 13:2 - prophesy against Ezekiel 22:29 - people Hosea 4:1 - no truth Micah 2:11 - I will Malachi 1:10 - even Luke 12:15 - Take Acts 8:10 - from Ephesians 5:3 - covetousness 1 Thessalonians 2:5 - a cloak 1 Timothy 6:5 - supposing Hebrews 8:11 - from Hebrews 13:5 - conversation 1 Peter 5:2 - not for

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
And it came to pass when men had begun to multiply on the face of the ground and daughters had been born to them,

Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men! that they were, fair, - so they took to themselves wives of whomsoever they chose,

Genesis 6:4
The giants, were in the each in these days, and also, after that, when the sons of God began to go in unto the daughters of men, and sons were born to them, the same, were the heroes that were from age-past times the men of renown.

Genesis 6:6
and it grieved Yahweh, that he had made man in the earth, - and he took sorrow unto his heart.

Genesis 6:7
And Yahweh said - I must wipe off man whom I created from off the face of the ground, from man unto beast unto creeping thing, and unto the bird of the heavens, - for I am grieved that I made them.

Genesis 6:10
And Noah begat three sons, - Shem, Ham and Japheth.

Genesis 6:11
And the earth corrupted itself before God, - and the earth was filled with violence,

Genesis 6:12
And God beheld the earth, and lo! it had corrupted itself, - surely all flesh had corrupted its way, on the earth.

Genesis 7:23
Thus was wiped out all that existed on the face of the ground, from man unto beast unto creeping thing, and unto the bird of the heavens, thus were they wiped out from the earth, - so that there was left - only Noah and they that were with him in the ark.

Genesis 49:5
Simeon and Levi, are brethren, - Instruments of violence, are their agreements:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them,.... From the least in age to the oldest among them; or rather, from persons of the lowest class of life, and in the meanest circumstances, to those that are in the highest places of trust and honour, and are in the greatest affluence of riches and wealth; so that as men of every age and station had sinned, old and young, high and low, rich and poor, it was but just and right that they should all share in the common calamity:

everyone is given to covetousness; which is mentioned particularly, and instead of other sins, it being the root of evil, and was the prevailing sin among them:

from the prophet even unto the priest everyone dealeth falsely; the false prophet, as Kimchi interprets it, and so the Septuagint and other versions; and the priest of Baal, as the same interpreter; both acted deceitfully; the one in prophesying lies to the people, the other in drawing them off from the pure worship of God. The Targum is,

"from the scribe to the priest;''

from the lowest order of teachers to the highest in ecclesiastical office. The whole shows a most general and dreadful corruption.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Given to covetousness - literally, everyone has gained gains. The temper of mind which gains the world is not that which gains heaven.

Falsely - Rather, “fraudulently.”