Jeremiah 6:13

For from the katan of them even unto the gadol of them, 1 every one is given to greediness for unjust gain; 1 and from the navi even unto the kohen, 1 every one doeth sheker (deceit, falsehood). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The 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.

In Context

12And their batim (houses) shall be turned over unto others, 1 with their sadot and nashim together; 1 for I will stretch out My yad 1 upon the Yoshvei HaAretz (Inhabitants of the Land), saith Hashem. 1

14They have provided superficial treatment for Ami, 1 saying: Shalom, shalom; v'ein shalom. 1

Read all of Jeremiah 6

Cross References

Isaiah 56:9All ye animals of the wild, come to devour, 1 yes, all ye animals in the ya'ar (forest). 1

Isaiah 57:17For the avon (iniquity) of his covetousness 1 was I in wrath, and struck him; + 57:17 the wicked 1 I hid, and was in wrath, 1 and he + 57:17 the wicked went on shovav (backsliding) 1 in the derech of his lev (heart). 1

Jeremiah 2:26As the ganav is ashamed when he is caught, 1 so is the Bais Yisroel ashamed; 1 they, their melachim, their sarim, 1 and their kohanim, and their nevi'im. 1

Jeremiah 8:10Therefore will I give their nashim unto others, 1 and their sadot to them that shall inherit them; 1 for every one from the katan even unto the gadol 1 is greedy for unjust gain, 1 from the navi even unto the kohen every one doeth sheker. 1

Jeremiah 22:17But thine eynayim (eyes) and thine lev 1 are but for thy betza (covetousness, greed) 1 and for to shed dahm hanaki (innocent blood), 1 and for oshek (oppression), and for merutzah (extortion, persecution), to do it.

Jeremiah 23:11For both navi and kohen are profane; indeed, 1 in My Beis have I found their wickedness, 1 saith Hashem. 1

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 6:10-18

The Universal Corruption of the Age. ( b. c. 608.) 9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall thoroughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grape-gatherer into the baskets. 10 To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. 11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord ; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Jeremiah 6:13