Jeremiah 17:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 17:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
קֹרֵ֤א
qôrêʼ
H7124
partridge
דָגַר֙
dâgar
H1716
to gather
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָלָ֔ד
yâlad
H3205
to bear
עֹ֥שֶׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עֹ֖שֶׁר
ʻôsher
H6239
riches
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
בַּחֲצִ֤י
chêtsîy
H2677
half
ימו
yôwm
H3117
day
יָמָיו֙
yôwm
H3117
day
יַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּ
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
וּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ
ʼachărîyth
H319
latter end
יִהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
נָבָֽל
nâbâl
H5036
foolish
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World English Bible Public Domain
As the partridge that sits on [eggs] which she has not laid, so is he who gets 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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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
a partridge that hatches but did not lay, is the one getting riches but not by justice; in the midst of his days, it will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).