Jeremiah 8:10-12
English Standard Version
10 (A)Therefore I will give their wives to others
and their fields to conquerors,
because from the least to the greatest
everyone (B)is greedy for unjust gain;
from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
11 They have healed (C)the wound of my people lightly,
saying, ‘Peace, peace,’
when there is no peace.
12 Were they ashamed when they committed abomination?
No, (D)they were not at all ashamed;
they did not know how to blush.
(E)Therefore they shall fall among the fallen;
when I punish them, they shall be overthrown,
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 8:10-12
New English Translation
10 [a] So I will give their wives to other men
and their fields to new owners.
For from the least important to the most important of them,
all of them are greedy for dishonest gain.
Prophets and priests alike
all practice deceit.
11 They offer only superficial help
for the hurt my dear people[b] have suffered.[c]
They say, “Everything will be all right!”
But everything is not all right.[d]
12 Are they ashamed because they have done such disgusting 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.[e]
They will be brought to ruin when I punish them,
says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 8:10 sn See Jer 6:12-15 for parallels to 8:10-12. The words of Jeremiah to the people may have been repeated on more than one occasion or have been found appropriate to more than one of his collections of messages in written and edited form. See Jer 36:4 and Jer 36:28 for reference to at least two of these collections.
- Jeremiah 8:11 tn Heb “daughter of my people.” For the translation given here see 4:11 and the note on the phrase “dear people” there.
- Jeremiah 8:11 tn Heb “They heal the wound of my people lightly.”
- Jeremiah 8:11 tn Heb “They say, ‘Peace! Peace!’ and there is no peace!”
- Jeremiah 8:12 tn Heb “They will fall among the fallen.”
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