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Jeremiah 17:11

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As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

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Jeremiah 17:11 in other translations

As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid,
so is he who gets riches, and not by right.
In the middle of his days, they will leave him.
At his end, he will be a fool.

Jeremiah 17:11 · World English Bible

Jeremiah 17:11 in context

  1. 9The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
  2. 10I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
  3. 11As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
  4. 12A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.
  5. 13O Jehovah, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be put to shame. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken Jehovah, the fountain of living waters.