自老至少、或作自尊逮卑俱貪戀不義之財、自先知至祭司、或作先知與祭司俱行詭詐、

因为他们从最小的到至大的都一味地贪婪，从先知到祭司都行事虚谎。

“因为他们从最小的到最大的都贪图不义之财，从先知到祭司全都行事虚假。

“因为他们从最小的到最大的都贪图不义之财，从先知到祭司全都行事虚假。

因为他们无论贵贱，个个都贪图不义之财；无论是先知还是祭司，都行为诡诈。

“他们从最小的到最大的，个个都贪图不义之财；从先知到祭司，全都行事诡诈。

因為他們從最小的到至大的都一味地貪婪，從先知到祭司都行事虛謊。

「因為他們從最小的到最大的都貪圖不義之財，從先知到祭司全都行事虛假。

「因為他們從最小的到最大的都貪圖不義之財，從先知到祭司全都行事虛假。

因為他們無論貴賤，個個都貪圖不義之財；無論是先知還是祭司，都行為詭詐。

“他們從最小的到最大的，個個都貪圖不義之財；從先知到祭司，全都行事詭詐。

『因為他們從最小的到至大的、都一味貪圖不義之財；從神言人到祭司、都行虛假。

因其自尊逮卑、咸屬貪婪、先知祭司、俱行虛誕、

自尊逮卑、貪婪無厭、先知祭司、俱言詐偽。

“ From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.

Everyone wants to get richer and richer, from the least important of them to the most important. Prophets and priests alike try to fool everyone they can.

“ For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.

“ From the least to the greatest, their lives are ruled by greed. From prophets to priests, they are all frauds.

For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is making profit dishonestly. From prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.

“ For from the least of them to the greatest of them, Everyone is greedy for gain, And from the prophet to the priest Everyone deals falsely.

“ Because from the least of them even to the greatest of them, Everyone is given to covetousness; And from the prophet even to the priest, Everyone deals falsely.

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is making profit dishonestly. From prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one[ is] given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

“ That is because, from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all of them practice deceit.

“ For from their least even to their greatest, everyone is given to covetousness. From the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.

主曰、祭司先知、無不行邪、即在我殿中、亦見其惡跡、

主曰、我必使其妻室歸他人、使其田畝歸他人為業、緣彼自小至大、俱貪不義之財、先知及祭司俱行詭詐、

長者聽訟受賄、祭司訓民圖利、先知占卜謀財、猶自以為倚賴主、曰、主在我間、禍必不臨我身、

緣其貪婪之罪、我怒而責之、震怒向之掩面、彼仍隨其乖戾之心、

爾貪婪財利、虐待人民、施行強暴、爾目爾心專一於此、

先知傳虛言、祭司賴之掌權、我民以此為悅、及至其終、主降罰之時、爾將何為、

我若往於田、則見被刃殺戮者、若入於邑、則見因饑困憊者、先知祭司飄流於地、不知將若之何、先知祭司飄流於地不知將若之何或作先知祭司飄流於素不識之地

彼偽先知、誘惑我民、人若使其齒有所嚼、則宣講平康、若不供其食用、則言必遭兵戈、主有言責之曰、

其中先知結黨、若咆哮之獅、攫傷生物、彼吞食人民、強奪財寶、使其中多有嫠婦、其祭司犯我律法、瀆我聖物、不辨聖與不聖、不示人何為污、何為潔、其目不顧我之安息日、褻慢我於民中、其中牧伯、若狼攫傷生物、彼殺人流血、傷害人命、為獲不義之財、其先知為之遮掩、或作其先知向彼傳妄誕掩其罪過猶以灰塗墻、自言得默示、皆屬空浮、所占者盡虛偽、擅傳曰、主天主如是云、然主未嘗言之、

斯人惡善好惡、剝人之皮、自其骨上剔肉、剝人之皮自其骨上剔肉或作自人身上剝皮自其骨上剔肉食我民之肉、剝其皮、折其骨、斷之為塊、若欲投之於鍋、若肉在釜中、斷之為塊若欲投之於鍋若肉在釜中或作以骨分斷如鍋中之骨以肉分切如釜中之肉

其中侯伯若咆哮之獅、其士師如夜出之狼、盡噬所攫、毫不存至明日、盡噬所攫毫不存至明日或作盡噬所得至於明日無餘骨可囓其先知驕傲詭詐、其祭司污衊聖所、干犯律法、

田野之諸獸來此吞噬、林中諸獸亦若是、民之守望者、皆瞽目、皆無知、皆似瘖犬不能吠、皆作夢者、偃臥者、貪寢者、此犬又甚饕餮、不知饜足、牧人無知、各行己道、各謀利己、無一人不如此、彼此曰、盍來、我欲取酒、爾我痛飲醇醪、明日亦若是大宴樂、且甚於今日、

法利賽人好利、聞斯言哂之、

偃息在床、謀惡圖邪、迨至黎明、有力能行即行之、斯人則有禍、貪田而奪之、貪宅而取之、待人以虐、待人以虐或作向人行強暴佔其室、據其業、

皆因以色列人與猶大人、所行干我震怒之惡事、彼之列王、侯伯、祭司、先知、猶大諸人、耶路撒冷居民皆然、

惟斯人亦被酒迷惑、因醇醪而差謬、祭司與先知被醇醪迷惑、為酒所困、雖得默示、仍然迷惑、行審判俱恍惚無定、

祭司不尋我、傳法者不識我、民牧悖逆我、先知託巴力之名而言、從無益之事、

其目充於姦淫、獲罪不已、誘惑不堅者之心、慣於貪婪、是為可詛之輩、離正道而入迷途、從波朔子巴蘭之道、巴蘭因貪利行惡、因貪利行惡原文作慕行惡之值

不好酒、不好毆擊、不貪非義之利、不貪非義之利有原文抄本無此句當溫良、不爭競、不貪婪、

爾中有人受賄為殺人流血、有人索利取息、訛詐人、欺騙人、爾竟忘我、此乃主天主所言、

今遭此災、因先知祭司陷於罪愆、於邑中殺戮無辜、殺戮無辜原文作流義人之血

賊盜被執則慚愧、以色列族、及其君王、侯伯、祭司、先知、慚愧亦若是、

今我見耶路撒冷之先知所行、更為可憎、淫人妻女、專行詭譎、使作惡者固執其惡、致無人改其惡行、彼於我前、俱如所多瑪人、耶路撒冷之居民、與俄摩拉人無異、故萬有之主、指諸先知如是云、我必食之以茵蔯、飲之以毒水、蓋邪淫流行遍地、悉由耶路撒冷之先知而出、

諸祭司諸先知與眾民、聞耶利米在主殿言此、耶利米以主所命者、悉告眾民、其言既竟、諸祭司諸先知與眾民執之曰、爾當死、

彼由貪婪、以飾言惑爾、視如貿易得利、彼受鞫見罰、自古擬定、速至不遲、彼之淪亡即臨、即臨原文作不寢

彼就爾來、若民之會集、坐於爾前、如為我民、聽爾言而不行、口言親愛、心向利欲、