Job 27:16
Though he heap up silver as the dust,and prepare clothing as the clay;
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
In Context
15Those who remain of him shall be buried in death.His widows shall make no lamentation.
17he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on,and the innocent shall divide the silver.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:27The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
Job 3:15or with princes who had gold,who filled their houses with silver:
Habakkuk 2:6Won't all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, 'Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?'
Matthew 6:19"Do not lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust 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 →