Jeremiah 6:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Jeremiah 6:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 6:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 6:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““For from their least even to their greatest, everyone is given to covetousness. From the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.”

Jeremiah 6:13 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 6:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Jeremiah 6:13 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 6:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For from their least unto their greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest gain, And from prophet even unto priest, Every one is dealing falsely,”

Jeremiah 6:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 6:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Jeremiah 6:13 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 6:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Jeremiah 6:13 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 6:13 in Context — Jeremiah 6

11 Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.

12 And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord.

13 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.

14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.

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What Does Jeremiah 6:13 Mean?

Jeremiah 6:13 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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