ThereforeלָכֵןI will giveאֶתֵּןtheir wivesאֶת נְשֵׁיהֶםto others,לַאֲחֵרִיםtheir fieldsשְׂדוֹתֵיהֶםto new possessors;לְיוֹרְשִׁיםforכִּיfrom the leastמִקָּטֹןeven toוְעַדthe greatest,גָּדוֹלeveryoneכֻּלֹּהis greedyבֹּצֵעַfor gain;בָּצַעfrom prophetמִנָּבִיאeven toוְעַדpriest,כֹּהֵןeveryoneכֻּלֹּהpracticesעֹשֶׂהfalsehood.שָּׁקֶר
Jeremiah 8:10
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Jeremiah 8:10, word by word
- I will giveאֶתֵּןeten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “eten” appears- their wivesנְשֵׁיneshe
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “neshe” appears- to othersאֲחֵרִיםacherim
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appears- their fieldsשְׂדוֹתֵיsedote
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sedote” appears- to new possessorsיוֹרְשִׁיםyorshim
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “yorshim” appears- from the leastקָּטֹןkaton
small
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “katon” appears- the greatestגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- is greedyבֹּצֵעַbotsea
gain
To make gain by abuse, rob.
Where else “botsea” appears- for gainבָּצַעbatsa
gain, profit
Gain, profit; often gain got by wrongdoing.
Where else “batsa” appears- from prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- practicesעֹשֶׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- falsehoodשָּׁקֶרshaker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “shaker” appears
Translation note
8:10b-12 repeats 6:13-15 almost word for word.
The context
9The wise are put to shame, dismayed and caught; look, the word of YHWH they have rejected, and what wisdom is in them?
10 · This verse (above)
11And they heal the breaking of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.