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.
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Bible References
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Isaiah 5:8
Ah! Those who {join} house with house, they join field together with field until {there is no place} and you are caused to dwell alone in the midst of the land.
Job 31:25
if I have rejoiced because my wealth [was] great or because my hand found a fortune,
Proverbs 18:12
In the presence of destruction, the heart of a man will be haughty, but in the presence of honor, humble.
Proverbs 21:6
He who makes treasure by a lying tongue [is a] fleeting vapor [and] seeker of death.
Hosea 12:7
[The] trader, in his hand [are] scales of deceit; he loves to oppress.
Nahum 2:9
Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! There is no end to the spoils, an abundance of {everything one could want}!
Nahum 3:1
Woe to the city [that has shed] {much blood}! {She is a deceiver}, She is filled [with] plunder, {She has hoarded her spoils of war}.
Habakkuk 2:5
{How much less} the defiant; [the] arrogant, treacherous man? He who broadens his throat like Sheol, and who, like death, is not satisfied, and who gathers to himself all the nations, and harvested for himself all the peoples, will not succeed.
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1 Kings 20:3
He said to him, "Thus says Ben-Hadad: 'Your silver and your gold are mine, and your women and your best sons are mine.'"
Proverbs 1:13
We shall find all precious wealth, we shall fill our houses [with] booty,
Isaiah 33:3
At [the] sound of tumult, peoples fled; because of your exaltation, nations scattered.