Jeremias 6:13

13 “Desde o menor até o maior,todos são gananciosos;profetas e sacerdotes igualmente,todos praticam o engano.

Jeremias 6:13 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 6:13

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them,
&c.] From the least in age to the oldest among them; or rather, from persons of the lowest class of life, and in the meanest circumstances, to those that are in the highest places of trust and honour, and are in the greatest affluence of riches and wealth; so that as men of every age and station had sinned, old and young, high and low, rich and poor, it was but just and right that they should all share in the common calamity: everyone is given to covetousness;
which is mentioned particularly, and instead of other sins, it being the root of evil, and was the prevailing sin among them: from the prophet even unto the priest everyone dealeth falsely;
the false prophet, as Kimchi interprets it, and so the Septuagint and other versions; and the priest of Baal, as the same interpreter; both acted deceitfully; the one in prophesying lies to the people, the other in drawing them off from the pure worship of God. The Targum is,

``from the scribe to the priest;''

from the lowest order of teachers to the highest in ecclesiastical office. The whole shows a most general and dreadful corruption.

Jeremias 6:13 In-Context

11 Mas a ira do SENHOR dentro de mim transborda,já não posso retê-la.“Derrama-a sobre as crianças na ruae sobre os jovens reunidos em grupos;pois eles também serão pegos com os maridos e as mulheres,os velhos e os de idade bem avançada.

12 As casas deles serão entregues a outros,com os seus campos e as suas mulheres,quando eu estender a minha mãocontra os que vivem nesta terra”,declara o SENHOR.

13 “Desde o menor até o maior,todos são gananciosos;profetas e sacerdotes igualmente,todos praticam o engano.

14 Eles tratam da ferida do meu povocomo se não fosse grave.‘Paz, paz’, dizem,quando não há paz alguma.

15 Ficarão eles envergonhados da sua conduta detestável?Não, eles não sentem vergonha alguma,nem mesmo sabem corar.Portanto, cairão entre os que caem;serão humilhados quando eu os castigar”,declara o SENHOR.