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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 parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with many pledges!
 7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
 8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and all that dwell therein.
 9Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
 10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy 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 unto 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 chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; that saith,
 17But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. (Jer. 22:13,17)
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Prov. 1:18‑19• 18And they lay wait for their own blood;{HR}They lurk privily for their own lives.
 19So (are) the paths of every one that is greedy of gain:{HR}It taketh away the life of its owners. (Prov. 1:18‑19)
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Prov. 13:11• 11Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth;{HR}But he that gathereth with the hand shall have increase. (Prov. 13:11)
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Prov. 15:27• 27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;{HR}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{HR}[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{HR}Gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.
 16The prince void of intelligence is also a great oppressor:{HR}He that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days.
 20A faithful man aboundeth with blessings;{HR}But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
 22He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth,{HR}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 gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come 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.
 13Therefore, behold, I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee. (Ezek. 22:12‑13)
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Hos. 12:7‑8• 7A merchant [Canaan], the balance of deceit in his hand, he loveth to overreach!
 8And Ephraim said, I am simply become rich; I have found me out substances: it is all my labours. They will find no iniquity in me that is 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 practice 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: so 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 forever. (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 parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with many pledges!
 7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
 8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and all that dwell therein.
 9Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
 10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy 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 stablisheth a city by iniquity! (Hab. 2:6‑12)
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Zeph. 1:9• 9In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit. (Zeph. 1:9)
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Zech. 5:4• 4I will bring it 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 remain 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 show mercy and compassions every man to his brother,
 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 false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling 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 not included in this translation). (Matt. 23:14)
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1 Tim. 6:9• 9But those that wish to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, such as sink men into destruction and perdition. (1 Tim. 6:9)
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Titus 1:11• 11whose mouths must be stopped, who are such as overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not for filthy lucre's sake. (Titus 1:11)
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James 5:3‑5• 3Your gold and [your] silver are rusted through, and their rust shall be for a witness to you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye laid up treasure in [the] last days.
 4Behold, the hire of the labourers who reaped your fields, that is kept back of you crieth out, and the cries of those that reaped entered into the ears of Jehovah of hosts.
 5Ye lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves; ye nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter. (James 5:3‑5)
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2 Peter 2:3,14• 3And in covetousness with feigned words, they shall make merchandise of you: for whom judgment from of old is not idle, and their perdition slumbereth not.
 14having eyes full of an adulteress and without cessation from sin; setting baits for unstable souls; having a heart practiced in covetousness, children of curse; (2 Peter 2:3,14)
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Psa. 55:23• 23And thou, O God, wilt bring them down to the pit of corruption:{HR}Men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days.{HR}But for me, I will trust in thee. (Psa. 55:23)
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Prov. 23:5• 5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon what is not?{HR}For indeed it maketh itself wings, and it flieth away,{HR}As an eagle toward the heavens. (Prov. 23:5)
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Eccl. 5:13‑16• 13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun,{HR}Riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt;
 14And those riches perish by evil adventure;{HR}And if he hath begotten a son,{HR}There is nothing in his hand.
 15As he came forth of his mother's womb,{HR}Naked shall he go again as he came,{HR}And shall take nothing of his labour,{HR}Which he may carry away in his hand.
 16And this also is a grievous evil,{HR}That in all points as he came, so shall he go:{HR}And what profit hath he that laboureth for the wind? (Eccl. 5:13‑16)
a fool.
Luke 12:20• 20But God said unto 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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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.