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Jeremiah 17

Jer. 17:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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As the partridge
qore' (Hebrew #7124)
a caller, i.e. partridge (from its cry)
KJV usage: partridge. See also 6981.
Pronounce: ko-ray'
Origin: properly, active participle of 7121
ζsitteth
dagar (Hebrew #1716)
a primitive root, to brood over eggs or young
KJV usage: gather, sit.
Pronounce: daw-gar'
on eggs, and hatcheth
yalad (Hebrew #3205)
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
KJV usage: bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).
Pronounce: yaw-lad'
Origin: a primitive root
them not; so heq that getteth
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
riches
`osher (Hebrew #6239)
wealth
KJV usage: X far (richer), riches.
Pronounce: o'-sher
Origin: from 6238
, and not by right
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
, shall leave
`azab (Hebrew #5800)
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
KJV usage: commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, X surely.
Pronounce: aw-zab'
Origin: a primitive root
them in the midst
chetsiy (Hebrew #2677)
the half or middle
KJV usage: half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
Pronounce: khay-tsee'
Origin: from 2673
of his days
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
, and at his end
'achariyth (Hebrew #319)
the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
KJV usage: (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.
Pronounce: akh-ar-eeth'
Origin: from 310
shall be a fool
nabal (Hebrew #5036)
stupid; wicked (especially impious)
KJV usage: fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.
Pronounce: naw-bawl'
Origin: from 5034
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or, gathereth young which she hath not brought forth.
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Hab. 2:6‑11• 6Shall not all these take up a proverb about him, and a taunting riddle against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long?--and to him that loadeth himself with pledges!
 7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and they awake up that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
 8Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the rest of the peoples shall plunder thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city, and all that dwell therein.
 9Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!
 10Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thine own soul.
 11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. (Hab. 2:6‑11)
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Luke 12:20• 20But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared? (Luke 12:20)

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sitteth, etc.
or gathered young which she hath not broughtforth.
he that.
Jer. 5:27‑28• 27As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.
 28They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge. (Jer. 5:27‑28)
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Jer. 22:13,17• 13Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his upper chambers by injustice; that taketh his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not his earning;
 17But thine eyes and thy heart are only on thine extortion, and on the blood of the innocent, to shed it, and on oppression and on violence, to do it. (Jer. 22:13,17)
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Prov. 1:18‑19• 18And these lay wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.
 19So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors. (Prov. 1:18‑19)
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Prov. 13:11• 11Wealth gotten by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase it. (Prov. 13:11)
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Prov. 15:27• 27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. (Prov. 15:27)
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Prov. 21:6• 6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death. (Prov. 21:6)
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Prov. 28:8,16,20,22• 8He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.
 16The prince void of intelligence is also a great oppressor: he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
 20A faithful man aboundeth with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
 22He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him. (Prov. 28:8,16,20,22)
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Isa. 1:23‑24• 23thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth presents, and hunteth after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, and the cause of the widow cometh not unto them.
 24Therefore saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah! I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies. (Isa. 1:23‑24)
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Ezek. 22:12‑13• 12In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast overreached thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
 13And behold, I have smitten mine hand at thine overreaching which thou hast done, and at thy bloodshed which hath been in the midst of thee. (Ezek. 22:12‑13)
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Hos. 12:7‑8• 7He is a merchant, balances of deceit are in his hand; he loveth to oppress.
 8And Ephraim saith, Nevertheless I am become rich, I have found me out substance; in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin. (Hos. 12:7‑8)
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Amos 3:10• 10and they know not to do right, saith Jehovah, who store up violence and plunder in their palaces. (Amos 3:10)
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Amos 8:4‑6• 4Hear this, ye that pant after the needy, even to cause to fail the poor of the land,
 5saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat? making the ephah small and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances for deceit:
 6that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and that we may sell the refuse of the wheat. (Amos 8:4‑6)
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Mic. 2:1‑2,9• 1Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
 2And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away; and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
 9The women of my people do ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children do ye take away my magnificence for ever. (Mic. 2:1‑2,9)
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Mic. 6:10‑12• 10Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure which is abominable?
 11Shall I be pure with the unjust balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
 12For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. (Mic. 6:10‑12)
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Mic. 7:3• 3Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge is there for a reward; and the great man uttereth his soul's greed: and together they combine it. (Mic. 7:3)
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Hab. 2:6‑12• 6Shall not all these take up a proverb about him, and a taunting riddle against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long?--and to him that loadeth himself with pledges!
 7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and they awake up that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
 8Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the rest of the peoples shall plunder thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city, and all that dwell therein.
 9Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!
 10Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thine own soul.
 11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
 12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by unrighteousness! (Hab. 2:6‑12)
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Zeph. 1:9• 9And in that day will I punish all those that leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit. (Zeph. 1:9)
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Zech. 5:4• 4I will cause it to go forth, saith Jehovah of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name; and it shall lodge in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof. (Zech. 5:4)
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Zech. 7:9‑13• 9Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew loving-kindness and mercies one to another,
 10and oppress not the widow and the fatherless, the stranger and the afflicted; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
 11But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.
 12And they made their heart as an adamant, that they should not hear the law, and the words that Jehovah of hosts sent by his Spirit by the hand of the former prophets: therefore was there great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.
 13And it came to pass, like as he called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear, saith Jehovah of hosts; (Zech. 7:9‑13)
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Mal. 3:5• 5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hired servant in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:5)
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Matt. 23:14• 14(Verse 14 is omitted in this translation.) (Matt. 23:14)
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1 Tim. 6:9• 9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin. (1 Tim. 6:9)
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Titus 1:11• 11who must have their mouths stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which ought not to be taught for the sake of base gain. (Titus 1:11)
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James 5:3‑5• 3Your gold and silver is eaten away, and their canker shall be for a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have heaped up treasure in the last days.
 4Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
 5Ye have lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves; ye have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter; (James 5:3‑5)
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2 Peter 2:3,14• 3And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.
 14having eyes full of adultery, and that cease not from sin, alluring unestablished souls; having a heart practised in covetousness, children of curse; (2 Peter 2:3,14)
shall leave.
Psa. 55:23• 23And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee. (Psa. 55:23)
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Prov. 23:5• 5wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens. (Prov. 23:5)
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Eccl. 5:13‑16• 13There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;
 14or those riches perish by some evil circumstance, and if he have begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
 15As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go away again as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
 16And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came so doth he go away, and what profit hath he, in having laboured for the wind? (Eccl. 5:13‑16)
a fool.
Luke 12:20• 20But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared? (Luke 12:20)

J. N. Darby Translation

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