Isaiah 10:14

My hand has reached out, as if into a nest,
to seize the wealth of the nations.
Like one gathering abandoned eggs,
I gathered the whole earth.
No wing fluttered;
no beak opened or chirped.

Job 31:25

if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great
or because my own hand has acquired so much,

Proverbs 18:12

Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 21:6-7

Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.

Isaiah 5:8

Woe to those who add house to house
and join field to field
until there is no more room
and you alone are left in the land.

Jeremiah 49:16

As to the terror you cause,
your presumptuous heart has deceived you.
You who live in the clefts of the rock,
you who occupy the mountain summit,
though you elevate your nest like the eagle,
even from there I will bring you down.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Hosea 12:7-8

A merchant loves to extort
with dishonest scales in his hands.

Obadiah 1:4

Though you seem to soar like an eagle
and make your nest among the stars,
even from there I will bring you down.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Nahum 2:9-1

“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!”
There is no end to the treasure,
an abundance of every precious thing.

Habakkuk 2:5-11

Moreover, wine betrays;
an arrogant man is never at rest.
He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,
and like Death he is never satisfied.
He gathers all the nations to himself;
he collects all the peoples for himself.

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Summary

And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

Bible References

And my

Isaiah 5:8
Woe to those who add house to house
and join field to field
until there is no more room
and you alone are left in the land.
Job 31:25
if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great
or because my own hand has acquired so much,
Proverbs 18:12
Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 21:6
Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.
Hosea 12:7
A merchant loves to extort
with dishonest scales in his hands.
Nahum 2:9
“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!”
There is no end to the treasure,
an abundance of every precious thing.
Nahum 3:1
Woe to the city of blood,
totally deceitful,
full of plunder,
never without prey.
Habakkuk 2:5
Moreover, wine betrays;
an arrogant man is never at rest.
He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,
and like Death he is never satisfied.
He gathers all the nations to himself;
he collects all the peoples for himself.

General references

1 Kings 20:3
‘Your silver and your gold are mine! And your best wives and children are mine as well!’”
Proverbs 1:13
We’ll find all kinds of valuable property
and fill our houses with plunder.
Isaiah 33:3
The peoples flee at the thunderous noise;
the nations scatter when You rise in Your majesty.

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