11Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”
Focused Passage
Jeremiah 17:11
The Engraved Sin, the Deceitful Heart, and the Sabbath Test
The chapter moves from Judah's engraved sin and forfeited inheritance, to a wisdom contrast between cursed trust in man and blessed trust in the LORD, to the LORD's search of the deceitful heart, to a proverb against unjust gain, to Jeremiah's confession of the LORD as sanctuary and fountain, to his prayer for healing and vindication, and finally to a covenant Sabbath test at Jerusalem's gates with promised blessing for obedience and fiery judgment for refusal.
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Verse 11
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Like a partridgeקֹרֵ֤אH7124Noun - masculine singularhatching eggsדָגַר֙H1716Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularit did notוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlelayיָלָ֔דH3205Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularis the man who makesעֹ֥שֶׂהH6213Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulara fortuneעֹ֖שֶׁרH6239Noun - masculine singularvvvוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleunjustlyבְמִשְׁפָּ֑טH4941Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularIn the middleבַּחֲצִ֤יH2677Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular constructof his daysיֹמוֹH3117Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularhis riches will desert himיַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּH5800Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularand in the endוּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹH319Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularhe will beיִהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe foolנָבָֽל׃H5036Adjective - masculine singular