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Job 27:16
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Though he piles up silver like dustand heaps up fine clothing like clay—
Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare clothing as the clay;
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay,
The wicked may heap up silver like piles of dirt and have so many clothes they are like piles of clay.
If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay,
"Though he heaps up silver like dust And piles up clothing like clay,
"Though he piles up silver like dust, And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,
Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare clothing as the clay;
Though he shoulde heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay,
Though he piles up silver like dustAnd prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,
Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
Even if he piles up silver like dust and stores away clothing [in mounds] like clay —
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;
Evil people collect silver as easily as dirt. They may have so many clothes that they are piled up like clay.
Though they heap up silver like dust and accumulate clothes like clay,
The wicked may have too much silver to count and more clothes than anyone needs;
If he heaps up silver like the dust and fashions clothing like the clay,
Though he heaps up silver like the dust, and prepares clothing like the clay;
Though he haue as moch money as the dust of the earth, & raymet as ready as the claye,
Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;
Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay:
Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay:
Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
If he gaderith togidere siluer as erthe, and makith redi clothis as cley;
Though he heaps up silver as the dust, And prepares raiment as the clay;
Though he should heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay?
Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay--
"Evil people may have piles of money and may store away mounds of clothing.
He may gather up silver like dust, and gather so much clothing as if they were clay.
Though they heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay—
Though he heap up silver like, dust, and, like a pile, he prepare clothing,
If he shall heap together silver as earth, and prepare raiment as clay,
Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay;
If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,
"Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
heap up: Job 22:24, 1 Kings 10:27, Habakkuk 2:6, Zechariah 9:3
prepare raiment: D'Herbelot tells us, that Bokhten, an illustrious poet of Cufah, in the 9th century, had so many presents made him, that at his death he was found possessed of 100 suits of clothes, 200 shirts, and 500 turbans. Matthew 6:19, James 5:2
Reciprocal: Exodus 3:22 - spoil Exodus 11:2 - borrow Joshua 8:2 - only the spoil 2 Kings 7:16 - spoiled the tents Esther 8:1 - give the house Job 3:15 - who filled their houses Job 15:29 - neither shall Psalms 39:6 - he heapeth Psalms 62:10 - riches Proverbs 12:3 - shall not be established Proverbs 13:11 - Wealth Proverbs 13:22 - the wealth Proverbs 20:21 - but Proverbs 28:8 - that by Proverbs 28:22 - and Ecclesiastes 2:26 - to the sinner Ecclesiastes 5:14 - those Luke 12:20 - then
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Though he heap up silver as the dust,.... Which, as it denotes the great abundance of it collected together, so it expresses the bias and disposition of such a man's mind, that he cannot be content without amassing great quantities of it, and also his diligence and success therein, see 1 Kings 10:27;
and prepare raiment as the clay; not merely, for use, but pomp and show, to fill his wardrobes with; and formerly, raiment was part of the treasure of great men: the phrase signifies that he might have such a variety of raiment, and such large quantities of it, that he would value it no more than so much clay; or else that his riches, consist of what it would, would be both polluting and troublesome to him; the Septuagint version reads "gold" instead of "raiment", as in Zechariah 9:3, where like expressions are used of Tyre.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Though he heap up silver as the dust - That is, in great quantities - as plenty as dust; compare 1 Kings 10:27, âAnd the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones.â
And prepare raiment - Oriental wealth consisted much in changes of raiment. Sir John Chardin says that in the East it is common to gather together immense quantities of furniture and clothes. According to DâHerbelot, Bokteri, an illustrious poet; of Cufah in the ninth century, had so many presents made him in the course of his life, that when he died he was found possessed of an hundred complete suits of clothes, two hundred shirts, and five hundred turbans. compare Ezra 2:69, and Nehemiah 7:70 see Bochart IIieroz. P. II. Lib. iv. c. xxv. p. 617. This species of treasure is mentioned by Virgil;
Dives equom, dives pictai vestis et auri.
Aeneid ix. 26.
The reason why wealth consisted so much in changes of raiment, is to be found in the fondness for display in Oriental countries, and in the fact that as fashions never change there, such treasures are valuable until they are worn out. In the ever-varying fashions of the West such treasures are comparatively of much less value.
As the clay - As the dust of the streets; or as abundant as mire.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 27:16. Though he heap up silver — Though he amass riches in the greatest abundance, he shall not enjoy them. Unsanctified wealth is a curse to its possessor. Money, of all earthly possessions, is the most dangerous, as it is the readiest agent to do good or evil. He that perverts it is doubly cursed, because it affords him the most immediate means of sinful gratification; and he can sin more in an hour through this, than he can in a day or week by any other kind of property. On the other hand, they who use it aright have it in their power to do the most prompt and immediate good. Almost every kind of want may be speedily relieved by it. Hence, he who uses it as he ought is doubly blessed; while he who abuses it is doubly cursed.
