Deuteronomy 8:12

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Summary

Deuteronomy 8:12

Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

Lest when

Hosea 13:5

And hast built

General references

Job 31:24

Luke 17:27

Bible References

Lest when

Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things --

and I bring them in unto the ground which I have sworn to their fathers -- flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten, and been satisfied, and been fat, and have turned unto other gods, and they have served them, and despised Me, and broken My covenant.

And Jeshurun waxeth fat, and doth kick: Thou hast been fat -- thou hast been thick, Thou hast been covered. And he leaveth God who made him, And dishonoureth the Rock of his salvation.

Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who is Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

I -- I have known thee in a wilderness, In a land of droughts.

And hast built

I made great my works, I builded for me houses, I planted for me vineyards.

Who is saying, 'I build for myself a large house, And airy upper chambers,' And he hath cut out for himself its windows, Ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

who are saying, It is not near -- to build houses, it is the pot, and we the flesh.

Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.

Is it time for you -- you! To dwell in your covered houses, And this house to lie waste?

in like manner also, as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

General references

If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, 'My trust,'

they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were given in marriage, till the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the deluge came, and destroyed all;