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Jeremiah 17:11 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Unchecked Copy BoxJeremiah 17:11 - Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch,
so is he who gets riches but not by justice;
in the midst of his days they will leave him,
and at his end he will be a fool.
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Translations for Jeremiah 17:11
KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)
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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NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)
“As a partridge that broods but does not hatch,
So is he who gets riches, but not by right;
It will leave him in the midst of his days,
And at his end he will be a fool.”

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NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)
Like a partridge that hatches eggs she has not laid,
so are those who get their wealth by unjust means.
At midlife they will lose their riches;
in the end, they will become poor old fools.

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NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)
Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay are those who gain riches by unjust means. When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them, and in the end they will prove to be fools.

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ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)
Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch,
so is he who gets riches but not by justice;
in the midst of his days they will leave him,
and at his end he will be a fool.

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CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

He who makes a fortune unjustly

is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.

In the middle of his life

his riches will abandon him,

so in the end he will be a fool.

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NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

“As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid,

So is a person who makes a fortune, but unjustly;

In the middle of his days it will abandon him,

And in [fn]the end he will be a fool.”

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NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)
“As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid,
So is he who makes a fortune, but unjustly;
In the midst of his days it will forsake him,
And in [fn]the end he will be a fool.”

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LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

“As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid,

So is he who makes a fortune, but unjustly;

In the midst of his days it will forsake him,

And in [fn]the end he will be a wicked fool.”

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AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

“Like the partridge that hatches eggs which she has not laid,

So is he who makes a fortune in ways that are unjust.

It will be lost to him before his days are over,

And in the end he will be [nothing but] a fool.”

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NETNET (read chapter in NET)
The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool."

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RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)
Like the partridge that gathers a brood which she did not hatch, so is he who gets riches but not by right; in the midst of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.

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ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)
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.

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YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.

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DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)
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.

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WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)
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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HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)
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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VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)
perdix fovit quae non peperit fecit divitias et non in iudicio in dimidio dierum suorum derelinquet eas et in novissimo suo erit insipiens

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NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)
مُكْتَنِزُ الْغِنَى مِنْ غَيْرِ حَقٍّ كَحَجَلَةٍ تَحْتَضِنُ وَتَفْقِسُ مَا لَمْ تَبِضْ، لأَنَّهُ سَرْعَانَ مَا يَفْقِدُهُ فِي مُنْتَصَفِ حَيَاتِهِ، وَيَضْحَى آخِرَ أَيَّامِهِ أَحْمَقَ.

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WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)
קֹרֵ֤א דָגַר֙ וְלֹ֣א יָלָ֔ד עֹ֥שֶׂה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְלֹ֣א בְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט בַּחֲצִ֤י יָמָיו֙ יַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּ וּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָבָֽל׃

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LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)
ἐφώνησεν πέρδιξ συνήγαγεν ἃ οὐκ ἔτεκεν ποιῶν πλοῦτον αὐτοῦ οὐ μετὰ κρίσεως ἐν ἡμίσει ἡμερῶν αὐτοῦ ἐγκαταλείψουσιν αὐτόν καὶ ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάτων αὐτοῦ ἔσται ἄφρων

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SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

حَجَلَةٌ تَحْضُنُ مَا لَمْ تَبِضْ مُحَصِّلُ الْغِنَى بِغَيْرِ حَقّ. فِي نِصْفِ أَيَّامِهِ يَتْرُكُهُ وَفِي آخِرَتِهِ يَكُونُ أَحْمَقَ!».

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BESBES (read chapter in BES)
The partridge utters her voice, she gathers eggs which she did not lay; so is a man gaining his wealth unjustly; in the midst of his days his riches shall leave him, and at his latter end he will be a fool.

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RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)
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.

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RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)
Como la perdiz que cubre lo que no puso, es el que injustamente amontona riquezas; en la mitad de sus días las dejará, y en su postrimería será insensato.

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BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)
Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.

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CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)
那不按正道得財的、好像鷓鴣菢不是自己下的蛋．到了中年、那財都必離開他、他終久成為愚頑人。

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EMEM (read chapter in EM)
Como la perdiz, que incuba lo que no puso, es el que acumula riquezas, pero no con justicia. En la mitad de sus días las dejará, y en su postrimería resultará ser un insensato.

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KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)
불의로 치부하는 자는 자고새가 낳지 아니한 알을 품음 같아서 그 중년에 그것이 떠나겠고 필경은 어리석은 자가 되리라

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LSLS (read chapter in LS)
Comme une perdrix qui couve des oeufs qu'elle n'a point pondus, Tel est celui qui acquiert des richesses injustement; Au milieu de ses jours il doit les quitter, Et à la fin il n'est qu'un insensé.

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LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)
Denn gleichwie ein Vogel, der sich über Eier setzt und brütet sie nicht aus, also ist der, so unrecht Gut sammelt; denn er muß davon, wenn er's am wenigsten achtet, und muß zuletzt Spott dazu haben.

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RSTRST (read chapter in RST)
Куропатка садится на яйца, которых не несла; таков приобретающий богатство неправдою: он оставит его на половине дней своих, и глупцом останется при конце своем.

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SESE (read chapter in SE)
Como la perdiz que hurta lo que no parió, es el que allega riquezas, y no con justicia; en medio de sus días las dejará, y en su postrimería será incipiente.

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