Jeremiah 17:9-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Deceitful Heart
9 The heart is more deceitful than anything else,
and incurable—who can understand it?(A)
10 I, Yahweh, examine the mind,
I test the heart[a](B)
to give to each according to his way,
according to what his actions deserve.(C)
11 He who makes a fortune unjustly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.(D)
Notas al pie
- Jeremiah 17:10 Lit kidneys
Jeremiah 17:9-11
Common English Bible
9 The most cunning heart—
it’s beyond help.
Who can figure it out?
10 I, the Lord, probe the heart
and discern hidden motives,
to give everyone what they deserve,
the consequences of their deeds.
11 Like a partridge gathering a brood that is not its own,
so are those who acquire their wealth corruptly.
By midlife it will be gone;
afterward they will look like fools.
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