Jeremiah 8:10 — Bible Verse (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.”

Jeremiah 8:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 8:10 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Jeremiah 8:10 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Jeremiah 8:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to those who will possess them. For everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.”

Jeremiah 8:10 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 8:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Jeremiah 8:10 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 8:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Therefore, I give their wives to others, Their fields to dispossessors, For from the least even unto the greatest, Every one is gaining dishonest gain, From prophet even unto priest, every one is dealing falsely.”

Jeremiah 8:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 8:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Therefore will I give their wives unto others, their fields to those 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. ”

Jeremiah 8:10 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 8:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore will I giue their wiues vnto others, and their fieldes to them that shall possesse them: for euery one from the least euen vnto the greatest is giuen to couetousnesse, and from the Prophet euen vnto the Priest, euery one dealeth falsely.”

Jeremiah 8:10 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 8:10 in Context — Jeremiah 8

8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?

10 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.

11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

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

Read the full chapter: Jeremiah 8 →

What Does Jeremiah 8:10 Mean?

Jeremiah 8:10 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free