From ca639ae5ef8c4375ca8b744738024d422d6c160c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PaulDeYoung Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 19:48:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update jer/17/11.md --- jer/17/11.md | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/jer/17/11.md b/jer/17/11.md index 96cc608e6a..c91d91c244 100644 --- a/jer/17/11.md +++ b/jer/17/11.md @@ -1,16 +1,15 @@ # A partridge hatches an egg ... become rich unjustly -This analogy of a bird that hatches another bird's eggs is meant to illustrate a rich man who makes his money by robbing others. +This analogy is meant to illustrate a rich man who makes his money by robbing others. # when half his days are over -Here the word "days" stands for someone's entire life. Alternate translation: "when he has lived only half of his life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]]) +"when he has lived only half of his life" # those riches will abandon him -The riches are spoken of as if they were servants who would abandon their owner. Alternate translation: "he will lose his wealth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]]) +"he will lose his wealth" # in the end -"at the end of his life" - +"at the end of his life" \ No newline at end of file