Parallel Verses
- New International Reader's Version - 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.
- 新标点和合本 - 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。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - “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。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - “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。
- 当代译本 - 因为他们无论尊卑， 个个贪图不义之财； 无论是先知还是祭司， 都行为诡诈。
- 圣经新译本 - “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。
- 现代标点和合本 - “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。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 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。
- New International Version - “From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.
- English Standard Version - “For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.
- New Living Translation - “From the least to the greatest, their lives are ruled by greed. From prophets to priests, they are all frauds.
- The Message - “Everyone’s after the dishonest dollar, little people and big people alike. Prophets and priests and everyone in between twist words and doctor truth. My people are broken—shattered!— and they put on Band-Aids, Saying, ‘It’s not so bad. You’ll be just fine.’ But things are not ‘just fine’! Do you suppose they are embarrassed over this outrage? No, they have no shame. They don’t even know how to blush. There’s no hope for them. They’ve hit bottom and there’s no getting up. As far as I’m concerned, they’re finished.” God has spoken.
- Christian Standard Bible - For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is making profit dishonestly. From prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.
- New American Standard Bible - “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.
- New King James Version - “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.
- Amplified Bible - “For from the least of them even to the greatest of them, Everyone is greedy for [unfair] gain; And from the prophet even to the priest Everyone deals deceitfully.
- American Standard Version - 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.
- King James Version - 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.
- New English Translation - “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.
- World English Bible - “For from their least even to their greatest, everyone is given to covetousness. From the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.
- 新標點和合本 - 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。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 「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。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 「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。
- 當代譯本 - 因為他們無論尊卑， 個個貪圖不義之財； 無論是先知還是祭司， 都行為詭詐。
- 聖經新譯本 - “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。
- 呂振中譯本 - 『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。
- 現代標點和合本 - 「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。
- 文理和合譯本 - 因其自尊逮卑、咸屬貪婪、先知祭司、俱行虛誕、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 自尊逮卑、貪婪無厭、先知祭司、俱言詐偽。
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 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、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - »Desde el más pequeño hasta el más grande, todos codician ganancias injustas; desde el profeta hasta el sacerdote, todos practican el engaño.
- 현대인의 성경 - 이것은 그들이 가장 말단에 있는 사람으로부터 가장 높은 자리에 있는 사람까지 모두 물질을 탐하고 심지어 예언자들과 제사장들까지도 거짓된 일을 하고 있기 때문이다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - От малого до великого все они жаждут наживы; от пророка и до священника все поступают лживо.
- Восточный перевод - Все они, от малого до великого, жаждут наживы; от пророка и до священнослужителя – все поступают лживо.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Все они, от малого до великого, жаждут наживы; от пророка и до священнослужителя – все поступают лживо.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Все они, от малого до великого, жаждут наживы; от пророка и до священнослужителя – все поступают лживо.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Car tous, petits ou grands, sont avides de gains. Tous, du prophète au prêtre, pratiquent la duplicité.
- リビングバイブル - 彼らは、最も身分の低い者から最も高い者まで、 詐欺師で大うそつきだ。預言者や祭司も同様だ。
- Nova Versão Internacional - “Desde o menor até o maior, todos são gananciosos; profetas e sacerdotes igualmente, todos praticam o engano.
- Hoffnung für alle - Sie alle, vom einfachen Volk bis zu den Mächtigen, wollen nur eins: Gewinn um jeden Preis! Auch die Priester und Propheten betrügen das Volk,
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - “Từ người hèn mọn đến người cao trọng, tất cả chúng đều lo trục lợi cách gian lận. Từ các tiên tri đến các thầy tế lễ đều gian dối lừa gạt.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “ตั้งแต่ผู้น้อยที่สุดจนถึงผู้ใหญ่ที่สุด ล้วนโลภมุ่งกำไร พวกผู้เผยพระวจนะและปุโรหิตก็ไม่ต่างกัน ล้วนโกหกหลอกลวง
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - “นับตั้งแต่ผู้ด้อยสุดจนถึงผู้มีอำนาจมากที่สุด ทุกคนโลภเพราะหวังผลประโยชน์ของตนเอง และนับตั้งแต่ผู้เผยคำกล่าวจนถึงปุโรหิต ทุกคนไม่ซื่อสัตย์
Cross Reference
- Jeremiah 2:26 - “A thief is dishonored when he is caught. And you people of Israel are filled with shame. Your kings and officials are dishonored. So are your priests and your prophets.
- Isaiah 56:9 - Come, all you enemy nations! Come like wild animals. Come and destroy like animals in the forest.
- Isaiah 56:10 - Israel’s prophets are blind. They don’t know the Lord. All of them are like watchdogs that can’t even bark. They just lie around and dream. They love to sleep.
- Isaiah 56:11 - They are like dogs that love to eat. They never get enough. They are like shepherds who don’t have any understanding. All of them do as they please. They only look for what they can get for themselves.
- Isaiah 56:12 - “Come!” they shout. “Let’s get some wine! Let’s drink all the beer we can! Tomorrow we’ll do the same thing. And that will be even better than today.”
- 2 Peter 2:14 - They stare at women who are not their wives. They want to sleep with them. They never stop sinning. They trap those who are not firm in their faith. They have mastered the art of getting what they want. God has placed them under his judgment.
- 2 Peter 2:15 - They have left God’s way. They have wandered off. They follow the way of Balaam, son of Beor. He loved to get paid for doing his evil work.
- Isaiah 28:7 - Israel’s leaders are drunk from wine. They can’t walk straight. They are drunk from beer. They are unsteady on their feet. Priests and prophets drink beer. They can’t walk straight. They are mixed up from drinking too much wine. They drink too much beer. They are unsteady on their feet. The prophets see visions but don’t really understand them. The priests aren’t able to make good decisions.
- Micah 2:1 - How terrible it will be for those who plan to harm others! How terrible for those who make evil plans before they even get out of bed! As soon as daylight comes, they carry out their plans. That’s because they have the power to do it.
- Micah 2:2 - If they want fields or houses, they take them. They cheat people out of their homes. They rob them of their property.
- Ezekiel 33:31 - My people come to you, just as they usually do. They sit in front of you. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice. With their mouths they say they love me. But in their hearts they want what belongs to others. They try to get rich by cheating them.
- Luke 16:14 - The Pharisees loved money. They heard all that Jesus said and made fun of him.
- 2 Peter 2:3 - These teachers are never satisfied. They want to get something out of you. So they make up stories to take advantage of you. They have been under a sentence of death for a long time. The God who will destroy them has not been sleeping.
- Jeremiah 2:8 - The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord?’ Those who taught my law did not know me. The leaders refused to obey me. The prophets prophesied in the name of Baal. They worshiped worthless statues of gods.
- Lamentations 4:13 - It happened because Jerusalem’s prophets had sinned. Her priests had done evil things. All of them spilled the blood of those who did what was right.
- Ezekiel 22:12 - You accept money from people who want special favors. You do this to spill someone’s blood. You charge interest to poor people when you lend them money. You make money from them. You get rich by cheating your neighbors. And you have forgotten me,” announces the Lord and King.
- 1 Timothy 3:3 - He must not get drunk. He must not push people around. He must be gentle. He must not be a person who likes to argue. He must not love money.
- Jeremiah 23:14 - I have also seen something horrible among Jerusalem’s prophets. They are not faithful to me. They are not living by the truth. They strengthen the hands of those who do evil. So not one of them turns from their sinful ways. All of them are like the people of Sodom to me. They are just like the people of Gomorrah.”
- Jeremiah 23:15 - So the Lord who rules over all speaks about the prophets. He says, “I will make them eat bitter food. I will make them drink poisoned water. The prophets of Jerusalem have spread their ungodly ways all through the land.”
- Jeremiah 32:32 - The people of Israel and Judah have made me very angry. They have done many evil things. They, their kings and officials have sinned. So have their priests and prophets. And the people of Judah and Jerusalem have also sinned.
- Jeremiah 26:7 - Jeremiah spoke these words in the Lord’s house. The priests, the prophets and all the people heard him.
- Jeremiah 26:8 - Jeremiah finished telling all the people everything the Lord had commanded him to say. But as soon as he did, the priests, the prophets and all the people grabbed him. They said, “You must die!
- Ezekiel 22:25 - Ezekiel, the princes of the land are like a roaring lion that tears its food apart. They eat people up. They take treasures and other valuable things. They cause many women in the land to become widows.
- Ezekiel 22:26 - Its priests break my law. They treat things set apart to me as if they were not holy. They treat holy and common things as if they were the same. They teach that there is no difference between things that are ‘clean’ and things that are not. They refuse to keep my Sabbath days. So they treat me as if I were not holy.
- Ezekiel 22:27 - The officials in the land are like wolves that tear their food apart. They spill blood and kill people to get rich.
- Ezekiel 22:28 - The prophets cover up these acts for them. The visions of these prophets are false. They use magic to try to find out what is going to happen. But their magic tricks are lies. They say, ‘The Lord and King says.’ But I have not spoken to them.
- Isaiah 57:17 - I was very angry with them. They always longed for more and more of everything. So I punished them for that sin. I turned my face away from them because I was angry. But they kept on wanting their own way.
- Zephaniah 3:3 - Jerusalem’s officials are like roaring lions. Their rulers are like wolves that hunt in the evening. They don’t leave anything to eat in the morning.
- Zephaniah 3:4 - Their prophets care about nothing. They can’t be trusted. Their priests make the temple “unclean.” They break the law they teach others to obey.
- Jeremiah 14:18 - Suppose I go into the country. Then I see people who have been killed by swords. Or suppose I go into the city. Then I see people who have died of hunger. Prophet and priest alike have gone to a land they hadn’t known about before.’ ”
- Jeremiah 5:31 - The prophets prophesy lies. The priests rule by their own authority. And my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?”
- Micah 3:2 - But you hate what is good. And you love what is evil. You are like someone who tears the skin off my people. You pull the meat off their bones.
- Micah 3:3 - You eat my people’s bodies. You strip off their skin. You break their bones in pieces. You chop them up like meat. You put them in a cooking pot.”
- Micah 3:5 - The Lord says, “The prophets are those who lead my people astray. If my people feed them, the prophets promise them peace. If my people do not feed them, the prophets prepare to go to war against them.
- Jeremiah 22:17 - “Jehoiakim, the only thing on your mind is to get rich by cheating others. You would even kill people who are not guilty of doing anything wrong. You would mistreat them. You would take everything they own.”
- Micah 3:11 - Your judges take money from people who want special favors. Your priests teach only if they get paid for it. Your prophets won’t tell fortunes unless they receive money. But you still look for the Lord’s help. You say, “The Lord is with us. No trouble will come on us.”
- Jeremiah 8:10 - I will give their wives to other men. I will give their fields to new owners. Everyone wants to get richer and richer. Everyone is greedy, from the least important to the most important. Prophets and priests alike try to fool everyone they can.
- Jeremiah 23:11 - “Prophets and priests alike are ungodly,” announces the Lord. “Even in my temple I find them sinning.