Translations
Modern
Like 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.”
Traditional
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.
Literal
As a partridge that broods and not having brought forth, is one making riches and not with justice; in the midst of his days it will leave him, and at his end he will become a fool.”
Latin
Perdix fovit quæ non peperit: fecit divitias, et non in judicio: in dimidio dierum suorum derelinquet eas, et in novissimo suo erit insipiens.
Original
Hebrew
English
Like 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.”
Notes
Jeremiah mentioned a general principle (see Psalm 73) that was not always true (Job 21:27–33): People who gain wealth unfairly eventually lose it.
Jeremiah praised the Lord's faithfulness to his people, unlike the fate of those who turned away from the Lord.
Jeremiah said he learned this lesson and truly trusted in the Lord.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Partridge
Topics
Birds: Clean: Partridge Birds: Propagated by Eggs Covetousness: General Scriptures Concerning Judgment: According to Opportunity and Works Partridge: General Scriptures Concerning Riches: Denunciations Against Those Who: Get, Unlawfully The Rich: General Scriptures Concerning