Jeremiah 8:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Therefore
לָכֵן֩ (lā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

I will give
אֶתֵּ֨ן (’et·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

their wives
נְשֵׁיהֶ֜ם (nə·šê·hem)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

to other men
לַאֲחֵרִ֗ים (la·’ă·ḥê·rîm)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

[and] their fields
שְׂדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ (śə·ḏō·w·ṯê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7704: Field, land

to new owners,
לְי֣וֹרְשִׁ֔ים (lə·yō·wr·šîm)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

from the least
מִקָּטֹן֙ (miq·qā·ṭōn)
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant

to
וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the greatest,
גָּד֔וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

all
כֻּלֹּ֖ה (kul·lōh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

are greedy
בֹּצֵ֣עַ (bō·ṣê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1214: To cut off, break off, gain by violence

for gain;
בָּ֑צַע (bā·ṣa‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1215: Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit

from the prophet
מִנָּבִיא֙ (min·nā·ḇî)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet

to
וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the priest,
כֹּהֵ֔ן (kō·hên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

all
כֻּלֹּ֖ה (kul·lōh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

practice
עֹ֥שֶׂה (‘ō·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

deceit.
שָּֽׁקֶר׃ (šā·qer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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