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Jeremiah 8:10

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Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess 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.

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.

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This verse in Jeremiah 8

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
Therefore will I give their wives unto others,.... To strangers, to the Gentiles; than which nothing could be more disagreeable to them, or a sorer punishment, of a temporal one: and their fields to them that shall inherit them; or, to the heirs (i); other and new ones; and who should possess them as if they were the true and rightful heirs of them.

This site's exposition

give their wives unto others

on Jeremiah 8:10-12

The penalty answers the sin in kind, wives and fields given to others because everyone from least to greatest is given to covetousness, priest and prophet alike dealing falsely. The famous line falls at verse 11, they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace, false comfort diagnosed as a wound bandaged without being cleaned, the same charge repeated word for word at 6:14. Verse 12 removes the last excuse, were they ashamed... nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush, shame itself worn out by repetition.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

on Jeremiah 8:10-12

(2.) They made no conscience of speaking truth, no, not when they spoke as priests and prophets: Every one deals falsely, looks one way and rows another. There is no such thing as sincerity among them. (3.) They flattered people in their sins, and so flattered them into destruction.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
These verses are almost identical with Jer 6:12-15. Jer 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.

The words behind it

20 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • לָכֵן֩<to> therefore

    lakhenH3651 →771 times

  • אֶתֵּ֨ןI will give

    ʾetenH5414 →2011 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • נְשֵׁיהֶ֜םwives their

    nesheihemH802 →781 times

  • לַאֲחֵרִ֗יםto others

    laacherimH312 →166 times

  • שְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙fields their

    sedoteihemH7704 →334 times

  • לְי֣וֹרְשִׁ֔יםto [those who] dispossess

    leyorshimH3423 →231 times

  • כִּ֤יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • מִקָּטֹן֙from [the] small

    mikatonH6996 →101 times

  • וְעַד־and unto

    vead-H5704 →1261 times

  • גָּד֔וֹל[the] great

    gadolH1419 →526 times

  • כֻּלֹּ֖הall of it

    kulohH3605 →5413 times

  • בֹּצֵ֣עַ[is] gaining

    botzea'H1214 →

  • בָּ֑צַעunjust gain

    batza'H1215 →23 times

  • מִנָּבִיא֙from prophet

    minavi'H5030 →314 times

  • וְעַד־and unto

    vead-H5704 →1261 times

  • כֹּהֵ֔ןpriest

    kohenH3548 →750 times

  • כֻּלֹּ֖הall of it

    kulohH3605 →5413 times

  • עֹ֥שֶׂה[is] doing

    ʾosehH6213 →2628 times

  • שָּֽׁקֶר׃falsehood

    shakerH8267 →113 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 6:13“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.7 worksJeremiah 6:12–13Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.6 worksDeuteronomy 28:30You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.5 worksJob 31:10then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her.5 worksEzekiel 33:31So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.4 worksJeremiah 14:18If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”4 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.4 worksMicah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”4 worksIsaiah 28:7These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.3 worksJeremiah 23:11–17“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.3 worksAmos 5:11Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.3 worksIsaiah 56:10–12Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.3 worksEzekiel 22:27–28Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.3 worksZephaniah 1:13Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.3 worksTitus 1:11who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.3 worksMicah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.3 worksMalachi 1:10“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.3 worksJeremiah 11:9And the LORD told me, “There is a conspiracy among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.3 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Ezekiel 33:31

    So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest…

    it leads to

    • Matthew 13:22

      The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

    • Psalms 78:36–37

      But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.

    • James 1:22–24

      Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

    • Isaiah 29:13

      Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught…

    • Luke 11:28

      But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

  • Through

    Amos 5:11

    Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the…

    it leads to

    • Micah 6:15

      You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.

    • Deuteronomy 28:30

      You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not…

    • Zephaniah 1:13

      Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 8 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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