Jeremiah 17:11

Jeremiah 17:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
• New International Version (NIV)Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay are those who gain riches by unjust means. When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them, and in the end they will prove to be fools.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch, so is he who gets riches but not by justice; in the midst of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, So is he who gets riches, but not by right; It will leave him in the midst of his days, And at his end he will be a fool.”

Context of Jeremiah 17:11

9“The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? 10I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds. As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid, So is he who makes a fortune, but unjustly; In the midst of his days it will forsake him, And in the end he will be a fool.” 12A glorious throne on high from the beginning Is the place of our sanctuary. 13O Lord, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You will be put to shame. Those who turn away on earth will be written down, Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the Lord.

Jeremiah 17:11 word by word

קֹרֵ֤א דָגַר֙ וְלֹ֣א יָלָ֔ד עֹ֥שֶׂה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְלֹ֣א בְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט בַּחֲצִ֤י יָמָיו֙ יַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּ וּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָבָֽל׃Read the interlinear

• As a partridgeקֹרֵאqôrê' · partridgeH7124
• that hatchesדָּגַרdâgar · to gatherH1716
• which it has not laidיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• makesעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
• a fortuneעֹ֫שֶׁר‛ôsher · richesH6239
• but unjustlyמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• but unjustlyלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• In the midstחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• of his daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• it will forsakeעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• the endאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• foolנָבָלnâbâl · foolishH5036

Cross-references for Jeremiah 17:11

• Jeremiah 5:27Like a cage full of birds, So their houses are full of deceit; Therefore they have become great and rich.
• Jeremiah 22:13“Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness And his upper rooms without justice, Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay And does not give him his wages,
• Proverbs 1:18But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.
• Proverbs 13:11Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it.
• Proverbs 15:27He who profits illicitly troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will live.
• Proverbs 21:6The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.
• Proverbs 28:8He who increases his wealth by interest and usury Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.
• Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan, Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
• Ezekiel 22:12In you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares the Lord God.
• Hosea 12:7A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, He loves to oppress.
• Amos 3:10But they do not know how to do what is right,” declares the Lord, “these who hoard up violence and devastation in their citadels.”
• Amos 8:4Hear this, you who trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land,
• Micah 2:1Woe to those who scheme iniquity, Who work out evil on their beds! When morning comes, they do it, For it is in the power of their hands.
• Micah 6:10Is there yet a man in the wicked house, Along with treasures of wickedness And a short measure that is cursed?
• Micah 7:3Concerning evil, both hands do it well. The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe, And a great man speaks the desire of his soul; So they weave it together.
• Habakkuk 2:6“Will not all of these take up a taunt-song against him, Even mockery and insinuations against him And say, ‘Woe to him who increases what is not his-- For how long-- And makes himself rich with loans?’

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11As the partridge - קרא kore . It is very likely that this was a bird different from our partridge. The text Dr. Blayney translates thus: - (As) the kore that hatcheth what it doth not lay (So is) he who getteth riches, and not according to right. "The covetous man," says Dahler, "who heaps up riches by unjust ways, is compared to a bird which hatches the eggs of other fowls. And as the young, when hatched, and able at all to shift for themselves, abandon…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-18Verses 5-18 In the rest of the prophecy Jeremiah dwells upon the moral faults which had led to Judah‘s ruin. Jeremiah 17:6 Like the heath - Or, “like a destitute man” Psalm 102:17. The verbs “he shall see” (or fear) and “shall inhabit” plainly show that a man is here meant and not a plant. Jeremiah 17:8 The river - Or, “water-course” Isaiah 30:25, made for purposes of irrigation. Shall not see - Or, “shall not fear Jeremiah 17:6.” God‘s people feel…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 He who puts confidence in man, shall be like the heath in a desert, a naked tree, a sorry shrub, the product of barren ground, useless and worthless. Those who trust to their own righteousness and strength, and think they can do without Christ, make flesh their arm, and their souls cannot prosper in graces or comforts. Those who make God their Hope, shall flourish like a tree always green, whose leaf does not wither. They shall be fixed in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Jeremiah mentioned a general principle (see Psalm 73) that was not always true (Job 21:27–33): People who gain wealth unfairly eventually lose it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. partridge--(1Sa 26:20). Hebrew, korea, from a root, "to call," alluding to its cry; a name still applied to a bustard by the Arabs. Its nest is liable, being on the ground, to be trodden under foot, or robbed by carnivorous animals, notwithstanding all the beautiful manoeuvres of the parent birds to save the brood. The translation, "sitteth on eggs which it has not laid," alludes to the ancient notion that she stole the eggs of other birds and hatched…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 17:11

• Covetousness
• Judgment
• Partridge
• Rich, the

In the dictionaries

• Discontinue
• Hallow
• Hatch
• Partridge
• Salt
• Sit
• Gather

Commentaries on Jeremiah 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings