Jeremiah 17:9-11
Lexham English Bible
9 The heart is deceitful more than anything else,
and it is disastrous. Who can understand it?
10 I, Yahweh, examine the mind,[a]
I test the heart,[b]
and give to each one according to his way,
according to the fruit of his deeds.
11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay
is one who amasses wealth without justice.
In the middle of his days it will leave him,
and at his end he will prove to be a fool.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 17:10 Literally “heart”
- Jeremiah 17:10 Literally “kidneys”
Jeremiah 17:9-11
World English Bible
9 The heart is deceitful above all things
and it is exceedingly corrupt.
Who can know it?
10 “I, Yahweh, search the mind.
I try the heart,
even to give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his doings.”
11 As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid,
so is he who gets riches, and not by right.
In the middle of his days, they will leave him.
At his end, he will be a fool.
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