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Jeremiah 17:11
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Jeremiah 17:11 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ein Rebhuhn, das Eier brütet, die es nicht gelegt hat, so ist, wer Reichtum erwirbt und nicht mit Recht: In der Hälfte seiner Tage wird er ihn verlassen, und an seinem Ende wird er ein Tor sein.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Como la perdiz que cubre lo que no puso, es el que allega riquezas, y no con justicia; en medio de sus días las dejará, y en su postrimería será insipiente.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Como a perdiz que choca os ovos que não pôs, assim é o que junta riquezas, mas não com justiça; no meio de seus dias ele deixará de tê-las, e em seu fim ele será tolo.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Como uma perdiz que choca um ovo que ela não pôs, assim é alguém que enriquece desonestamente; mas quando estiver bem, na metade de sua vida, suas riquezas o abandonarão e, no fim, será um tolo."

📖 Jeremiah 17:11 in Context

9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
10I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
11As 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.
12A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
13O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
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