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Jeremiah 6:13–15

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6:13“That is because, from the least important to the most important of them,

all of them are greedy for dishonest gain.

Prophets and priests alike,

all of them practice deceit.

6:14They offer only superficial help

for the harm my people have suffered.39

They say, ‘Everything will be all right!’

But everything is not all right!40

6:15Are they ashamed because they have done such shameful things?

No, they are not at all ashamed.

They do not even know how to blush!

So they will die, just like others have died.41

They will be brought to ruin when I punish them,”

says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 39 Heb “They heal [= bandage] the wound of my people lightly”; “They act as if my people’s wounds were only scratches.”
  2. 40 Heb “They say, ‘Peace! Peace!’ and there is no peace!”
  3. 41 Heb “They will fall among the fallen.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“For from the least to the greatest of them,

everyone is greedy for unjust gain;

and from prophet to priest,

everyone deals falsely.

They have healed the wound of my people lightly,

saying, ‘Peace, peace,’

when there is no peace.

Were they ashamed when they committed abomination?

No, they were not at all ashamed;

they did not know how to blush.

Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;

at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,”

says the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“From the least to the greatest,

all are greedy for gain;

prophets and priests alike,

all practice deceit.

They dress the wound of my people

as though it were not serious.

‘Peace, peace,’ they say,

when there is no peace.

Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct?

No, they have no shame at all;

they do not even know how to blush.

So they will fall among the fallen;

they will be brought down when I punish them,”

says the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For from the least to the greatest of them,

everyone is making profit dishonestly.

From prophet to priest,

everyone deals falsely.

They have treated my people’s brokenness superficially,

claiming, “Peace, peace,”

when there is no peace.

Were they ashamed when they acted so detestably?

They weren’t at all ashamed.

They can no longer feel humiliation.

Therefore, they will fall among the fallen.

When I punish them, they will collapse,

says the Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

“From the least to the greatest,

their lives are ruled by greed.

From prophets to priests,

they are all frauds.

They offer superficial treatments

for my people’s mortal wound.

They give assurances of peace

when there is no peace.

Are they ashamed of their disgusting actions?

Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush!

Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered.

They will be brought down when I punish them,”

says the Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“For from the smallest of them to the greatest of them,

everyone makes profit for unlawful gain.

And from the prophet to the priest,

everyone practices deceit.

And they have treated the wound of my people lightly,

saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ but there is no peace.

Have they acted ashamed, for they have committed a detestable thing?

Not at all, nor were they ashamed; they did not know to feel humiliated.

Therefore they will fall among those who fall at the time I punish them,

they will stumble,” says Yahweh.

KJV 1900King 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. They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. 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.