Jeremiah 17:10-12

New King James Version

¹⁰I, the Lord, ^(A)search the heart,
I test the ^[a]mind,
^(B)Even to give every man according to his ways,
According to the fruit of his doings.

¹¹“As a partridge that ^[b]broods but does not hatch,
So is he who gets riches, but not by right;
It ^(C)will leave him in the midst of his days,
And at his end he will be ^(D)a fool.”

¹²A glorious high throne from the beginning
Is the place of our sanctuary.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 17:10 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys
Jeremiah 17:11 Sits on eggs

Jeremiah 17:10-12

New International Version

¹⁰“I the Lord search the heart^(A)
and examine the mind,^(B)
to reward^(C) each person according to their conduct,
according to what their deeds deserve.”^(D)

¹¹Like 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.^(E)

¹²A glorious throne,^(F) exalted from the beginning,
is the place of our sanctuary.

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