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10 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.
11 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?
    No, they were not at all ashamed.
    They couldn’t blush.
Therefore they will fall among those who fall.
    In the time of their visitation they will be cast down, says Yahweh.

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10 Therefore, I’ll give their wives to others,
    and their fields to new owners.
Indeed, from the least important to the most important,
    they’re all greedy for dishonest gain.
From prophet to priest,
    they all act deceitfully.
11 They have treated my people’s[a] wound
    superficially, telling them, ‘Peace, peace,’
        when there is no peace.
12 Are they ashamed because they have done
    what is repugnant to God?[b]
They weren’t ashamed at all;
    they don’t even know how to blush!
Therefore they’ll fall with those who fall.
    When I punish them, they’ll be brought down,”
        says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 8:11 Lit. of the daughter of my people
  2. Jeremiah 8:12 Lit. committed an abomination