- who filled their houses:
- That is, "the covetous, whom nothing can satisfy," as the poet Saady has observed, "but the dust that fills his mouth, when laid in the grave." "Yea, the Almightyª shall be¹ thy defence,ª and thou shalt have plentyª of silver.ª" {Job 22:25} + "Though¹ he heap upª° silverª as the dust,ª and prepareª° raimentª as the clay;ª" {Job 27:16} + "And Balaamª answeredª° and saidª° unto¹ the servantsª of Balak,ª If¹ Balakª would giveª° me his houseª fullª of silverª and gold,ª I cannotª°¹ go beyondª°¹ the wordª of the LORDª my God,ª to doª° lessª or¹ more.ª" {Num 22:18} + "And the kingª madeª°¹ silverª [to be] in Jerusalemª as stones,ª and cedarsª madeª° he [to be] as the sycomore treesª that¹ [are] in the vale,ª for abundance.ª" {1Kg 10:27} + "Their landª also is fullª° of silverª and gold,ª neither¹ [is there any] endª of their treasures;ª their landª is also fullª° of horses,ª neither¹ [is there any] endª of their chariots:ª" {Isa 2:7} + "Neither¹¹ their silverª nor¹ their goldª shall be ableª° to deliverª° them in the dayª of the LORD'Sª wrath;ª but the whole¹ landª shall be devouredª° by the fireª of his jealousy:ª for¹ he shall makeª° even¹ a speedyª° riddanceª of¹ all¹ them that dwellª° in the land.ª" {Zph 1:18} + "And Tyrusª did buildª° herself a strong hold,ª and heaped upª° silverª as the dust,ª and fine goldª as the mireª of the streets.ª" {Zch 9:3}
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