Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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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