Job 27:16
If he shall heap together silver as earth, and prepare raiment as clay,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
In Context
15They that shall remain of him, shall be buried in death, and his widows shall not weep.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:27And he made silver to be as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones: and cedars to be as common as sycamores which grow in the plains.
Job 3:15Or with princes, that possess gold, and All their houses with silver:
Habakkuk 2:6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a dark speech concerning him: and it shall be said: Woe to him that heapeth together that which is not his own? how long also doth he load himself with thick clay?
Matthew 6:19Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth consume, and where thieves break through and steal.
Matthew Henry on Job 27:12-23
Heritage of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall… Read the whole commentary →