Jeremiah 17:11 (GNV)

Passage

As the partryche gathereth the yong, which she hath not brought forth: so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leaue them in the middes of his dayes, and at his ende shall bee a foole.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue all things, who can knowe it?

Jeremiah 17:10 I the Lord search the heart, and try ye reines, euen to giue euery man according to his wayes, and according to the fruite of his workes.

Jeremiah 17:11 As the partryche gathereth the yong, which she hath not brought forth: so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leaue them in the middes of his dayes, and at his ende shall bee a foole.

Jeremiah 17:12 As a glorious throne exalted from the beginning, so is the place of our Sanctuarie.

Jeremiah 17:13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee, shall be confounded: they that depart from thee, shalbe written in the earth, because they haue forsaken the Lord, the fountaine of liuing waters.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "partryche", "gathereth", "yong", "hath", "brought", "forth", "getteth", and "riches". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "partryche" and "gathereth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "I the Lord search the heart and..." into verse 12's "As a glorious throne exalted from the...", so "partryche" and "gathereth" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "partryche" and "gathereth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.