Jeremiah 8:10

Jeremiah 8:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to conquerors, because from the least to the greatest everyone is greedy for unjust gain; from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will give their wives to others and their farms to strangers. From the least to the greatest, their lives are ruled by greed. Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that. They are all frauds.

Context of Jeremiah 8:10

8“How can you say, ‘We are wise, And the law of the Lord is with us’? Look, the false pen of the scribe certainly works falsehood. 9The wise men are ashamed, They are dismayed and taken. Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord; So what wisdom do they have? Therefore I will give their wives to others, And their fields to those who will inherit them; Because from the least even to the greatest Everyone is given to covetousness; From the prophet even to the priest Everyone deals falsely. 11For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ When there is no peace. 12Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed, Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; In the time of their punishment They shall be cast down,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 8:10 word by word

לָכֵן֩ אֶתֵּ֨ן אֶת־נְשֵׁיהֶ֜ם לַאֲחֵרִ֗ים שְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ לְי֣וֹרְשִׁ֔ים כִּ֤י מִקָּטֹן֙ וְעַד־גָּד֔וֹל כֻּלֹּ֖ה בֹּצֵ֣עַ בָּ֑צַע מִנָּבִיא֙ וְעַד־כֹּהֵ֔ן כֻּלֹּ֖ה עֹ֥שֶׂה שָּֽׁקֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore will I giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• their wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• unto othersאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• their fieldsשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• to them that shall inheritיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• for every one from the leastקָטֹןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• even unto the greatestגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• is givenבָּצַעbâtsa‛ · to cut off: to gainH1214
• to covetousnessבֶּ֫צַעbetsa‛ · unjust-gainH1215
• from the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• even unto the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• every one dealethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• falselyשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267

Cross-references for Jeremiah 8:10

• Jeremiah 6:12And 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,” says the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 28:30“You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall lie with her; you shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but shall not gather its grapes.
• Amos 5:11Therefore, because you tread down the poor And take grain taxes from him, Though you have built houses of hewn stone, Yet you shall not dwell in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, But you shall not drink wine from them.
• Zephaniah 1:13Therefore their goods shall become booty, And their houses a desolation; They shall build houses, but not inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards, but not drink their wine.”
• Deuteronomy 6:13You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name.
• Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
• Ezekiel 33:31So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain.
• Micah 3:5Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets Who make my people stray; Who chant “Peace” While they chew with their teeth, But who prepare war against him Who puts nothing into their mouths:
• 2 Peter 2:1But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.
• Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?
• Jeremiah 23:11“For both prophet and priest are profane; Yes, in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 32:32because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 28:7But they also have erred through wine, And through intoxicating drink are out of the way; The priest and the prophet have erred through intoxicating drink, They are swallowed up by wine, They are out of the way through intoxicating drink; They err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
• Lamentations 4:13Because of the sins of her prophets And the iniquities of her priests, Who shed in her midst The blood of the just.
• Ezekiel 22:27Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 8:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Therefore will I give their wives - From this to the end of Jeremiah 8:15; is repeated from Jeremiah 6:13-15.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-12Verses 10-12 These verses are almost identical with Jeremiah 6:12-15. Jeremiah 8:10 To them that shall inherit them - Rather, “to those that shall take possession of them, i. e., “to conquerors who shall take them by force.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-13Verses 4-13 What brought this ruin? 1. The people would not attend to reason; they would not act in the affairs of their souls with common prudence. Sin is backsliding; it is going back from the way that leads to life, to that which leads to destruction. 2. They would not attend to the warning of conscience. They did not take the first step towards repentance: true repentance begins in serious inquiry as to what we have done, from conviction that we have…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10The phrase the wise is sarcastic. The Lord called their teachings foolish and revealed their greed (see Job 28:28). This sin controlled the prophets and priests, making them all frauds.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. Repeated from Jr 6:12-15. See a similar repetition, Jr 8:15; Jr 14:19. inherit--succeed to the possession of them.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 8:10

• Backsliders
• Church
• Covetousness
• Impenitence
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings