Jeremiah 17:11
As a cuckoo that sitteth on eggs which he hath not laid, so is he that get the riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be called wicked.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
12A throne of glory, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary!
Cross References
Job 20:21Nothing was spared from his craving to eat: therefore shall his wealth not prosper.
Proverbs 1:18While they lie in wait for their [own] blood; they watch in concealment for their [own] lives.
Proverbs 15:27He that is greedy after gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts will live.
Proverbs 23:5When thou lettest merely thy eyes fly over it, it is no more: for it will ever make itself wings: like an eagle will it fly toward heaven.
Proverbs 28:16The prince that is void of understanding is also a great oppressor; [but] he that hateth unjust gain will prolong his days.
Proverbs 28:22He that is eager for wealth is a man of an evil eye, and he knoweth not that want will come upon him.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 17:6-12
True and False Confidence; Deceitfulness of the Heart; Unlawful Gains. ( b. c. 605.) 5 Thus saith the Lord ; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord . 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord , and whose hope the Lord is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters,… Read the whole commentary →