Isaiah 10:14


“My hand has found the wealth of the people like a nest,
And as one gathers eggs that are abandoned, so I have gathered all the earth;
And there was not one that flapped its wing, or that opened its beak and chirped.”

Job 31:25


If I gloated and rejoiced because my wealth was great,
And because my [powerful] hand [alone] had obtained so much,

Proverbs 18:12


Before disaster the heart of a man is haughty and filled with self-importance,
But humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 21:6-7


Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of death.

Isaiah 5:8


Woe (judgment is coming) to those who join house to house and join field to field [to increase their holdings by depriving others],
Until there is no more room [for others],
So that you have to live alone in the midst of the land!

Jeremiah 49:16


“As for Your terror,
The pride and arrogance of your heart have deceived you,
O you who live in the clefts of the rock (Sela also called Petra),
Who hold and occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as high as the eagle’s,
I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.

Hosea 12:7-8


A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances;
He loves to oppress and exploit.

Obadiah 1:4


“Though you build [your nest] on high like the eagle,
Though you set your nest among the stars,
I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.

Nahum 2:9-1


Plunder the silver!
Plunder the gold!
For there is no end to the treasure—
Wealth from every precious object.

Habakkuk 2:5-11


“Moreover, wine is treacherous and betrays the arrogant man,
So that he does not stay at home.
His appetite is large like Sheol,
And he is like death, never satisfied.
He gathers to himself all nations
And collects to himself all peoples [as if he owned them].

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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

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Isaiah 5:8

Woe (judgment is coming) to those who join house to house and join field to field [to increase their holdings by depriving others],
Until there is no more room [for others],
So that you have to live alone in the midst of the land!
Job 31:25

If I gloated and rejoiced because my wealth was great,
And because my [powerful] hand [alone] had obtained so much,
Proverbs 18:12

Before disaster the heart of a man is haughty and filled with self-importance,
But humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 21:6

Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of death.
Hosea 12:7

A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances;
He loves to oppress and exploit.
Nahum 2:9

Plunder the silver!
Plunder the gold!
For there is no end to the treasure—
Wealth from every precious object.
Nahum 3:1
Woe (judgment is coming) to the city of blood [guilty of murder and mayhem], completely full of lies and pillage;
Her prey never departs [alive].
Habakkuk 2:5

“Moreover, wine is treacherous and betrays the arrogant man,
So that he does not stay at home.
His appetite is large like Sheol,
And he is like death, never satisfied.
He gathers to himself all nations
And collects to himself all peoples [as if he owned them].

General references

1 Kings 20:3
‘Your silver and your gold are mine; your wives and your children, even the fairest, also are mine [as conditions of peace].’”
Proverbs 1:13

We will find and take all kinds of precious possessions,
We will fill our houses with spoil;
Isaiah 33:3

At the sound of the tumult, the peoples flee;
At the lifting up of Yourself nations scatter.