Jeremiah

Jeremiah 17:11

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.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like a partridge	קֹרֵ֤א	qō·rê	Noun - masculine singular	H7124 partridge
hatching eggs	דָגַר֙	ḏā·ḡar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1716 gather together as a brood
it did not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
lay	יָלָ֔ד	yā·lāḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
is the man who makes	עֹ֥שֶׂה	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a fortune	עֹ֖שֶׁר	‘ō·šer	Noun - masculine singular	H6239 be or become rich
unjustly	בְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט	ḇə·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
In the middle	בַּחֲצִ֤י	ba·ḥă·ṣî	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2677 half
of his days	יֹמוֹ	yō·mō	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3117 day
his riches will desert him	יַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּ	ya·‘az·ḇen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
and in the end	וּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ	ū·ḇə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H319 after-part, end
he will be	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the fool	נָבָֽל׃	nā·ḇāl	Adjective - masculine singular	H5036 foolish, senseless

Cross-references

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Proverbs 28:20 · Proverbs 21:6 · Jeremiah 22:17 · Jeremiah 22:13 · Proverbs 28:8 · Proverbs 15:27 · Habakkuk 2:6–12 · 2 Peter 2:14 · Ecclesiastes 5:13–16 · Proverbs 13:11 · Psalm 55:23 · Proverbs 28:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.