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 deceitful above all things, and incurable—who can know it? 10I Adonai search the heart, I try the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds. As a partridge that broods over young that she did not lay, so is one who gets wealth, unjustly. In the middle of his days it will abandon him, so at his end he will be a fool. 12Throne of glory on high from the beginning! Place of our sanctuary, 13Adonai, You are the hope of Israel! All who forsake You will be ashamed. Those who depart from You will be written in the dirt, for they have forsaken Adonai, the fountain of living waters.

Jeremiah 17:11 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• the partridgeקֹרֵאqôrê' · partridgeH7124
• sittethדָּגַרdâgar · to gatherH1716
• and hatchethיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• he that gettethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
• richesעֹ֫שֶׁר‛ôsher · richesH6239
• and not by rightמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• shall leaveעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• them in the midstחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• of his daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and at his endאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• shall be a foolנָבָלnâbâl · foolishH5036

Cross-references for Jeremiah 17:11

• Jeremiah 5:27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. That is why they grew great and rich.
• Jeremiah 22:13Oy to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his roof-chambers by injustice, that makes his neighbor work without pay, never giving him his wages,
• Proverbs 1:18But they lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush their own lives.
• Proverbs 13:11Wealth gained by fraud dwindles, but he who gathers by labor increases it.
• Proverbs 15:27One greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live.
• Proverbs 21:6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is like a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
• Proverbs 28:8Whoever increases his wealth by exorbitant interest, gathers it for one kinder to the poor.
• Isaiah 1:23Your princes are rebellious and friends with thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan, nor does a widow’s case come to them.
• Ezekiel 22:12They accept bribes in order to shed blood in you; you have taken usurious interest. You have greedily gained by oppressing your neighbors, and you have forgotten Me.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Hosea 12:7So you should return to your God, keep covenant loyalty and justice, and wait for your God continually.
• Amos 3:10They do not know how to be honest, —declares Adonai— those who are saving up violence and destruction in their citadels.
• Amos 8:4Hear this, you who trample the poor, destroying the afflicted of the land
• Micah 2:1Oy to them who scheme wickedness, who work out evil upon their beds! In the light of the morning, they do it, for the power is in their hands.
• Micah 6:10Does the house of the wicked still have treasures of wickedness? Or is an undersized ephah denounced?
• Micah 7:3Both hands are diligent at doing evil. The official and the judge ask for a bribe. The distinguished man utters a desire of his soul. Thus they weave it together.
• Habakkuk 2:6Will not all take up a proverb against him or a scornful riddle about him? “Oy to one expanding what isn’t his! How long? Oy to one burdening himself with heavy debts!”

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