6 “Will not all these atake up a proverb against him,
And a taunting riddle against him, and say,
‘Woe to him who increases
What is not his—how long?
And to him who loads himself with1 many pledges’?
And a taunting riddle against him, and say,
‘Woe to him who increases
What is not his—how long?
And to him who loads himself with1 many pledges’?
7 Will not1 your creditors rise up suddenly?
Will they not awaken who oppress you?
And you will become their booty.
Will they not awaken who oppress you?
And you will become their booty.
8 aBecause you have plundered many nations,
All the remnant of the people shall plunder you,
Because of men’s1 blood
And the violence of the land and the city,
And of all who dwell in it.
All the remnant of the people shall plunder you,
Because of men’s1 blood
And the violence of the land and the city,
And of all who dwell in it.
9 “Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house,
That he may aset his nest on high,
That he may be delivered from the1 power of disaster!
That he may aset his nest on high,
That he may be delivered from the1 power of disaster!
13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts
That the peoples labor1 to feed the fire,
And nations weary themselves in vain?
That the peoples labor1 to feed the fire,
And nations weary themselves in vain?
14 For the earth will be filled
With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,
As the waters cover the sea.
With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,
As the waters cover the sea.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Robertson's Book Notes (NT)
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