16 Though he heaps up silver like dust,
And piles up clothing like clay—

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16 Though he heaps up silver like dust(A)
    and clothes like piles of clay,(B)

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For Tyre built herself a tower,
Heaped up silver like the dust,
And gold like the mire of the streets.

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Tyre has built herself a stronghold;
    she has heaped up silver like dust,
    and gold like the dirt of the streets.(A)

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Lay Up Treasures in Heaven(A)

19 (B)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;

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Treasures in Heaven(A)

19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,(B) where moths and vermin destroy,(C) and where thieves break in and steal.

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Your (A)riches [a]are corrupted, and (B)your garments are moth-eaten.

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Footnotes

  1. James 5:2 have rotted

Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.(A)

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“Will not all these (A)take up a proverb against him,
And a taunting riddle against him, and say,
‘Woe to him who increases
What is not his—how long?
And to him who loads himself with [a]many pledges’?

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:6 Syr., Vg. thick clay

“Will not all of them taunt(A) him with ridicule and scorn, saying,

“‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods
    and makes himself wealthy by extortion!(B)
    How long must this go on?’

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24 Then you will (A)lay your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.

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24 and assign your nuggets(A) to the dust,
    your gold(B) of Ophir(C) to the rocks in the ravines,(D)

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27 (A)The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.

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27 The king made silver as common(A) in Jerusalem as stones,(B) and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig(C) trees in the foothills.

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