Verse 14

and my hand{H3027} hath found{H4672} as a nest{H7064} the riches{H2428} of the peoples;{H5971} and as one gathereth{H622} eggs{H1000} that are forsaken,{H5800} have I gathered{H622} all the earth:{H776} and there was none that moved{H5074} the wing,{H3671} or that opened{H6475} the mouth,{H6310} or chirped.{H6850}

Referenced Verses

  • Job 31:25 : 25 If I have rejoiced{H8055} because my wealth{H2428} was great,{H7227} And because my hand{H3027} had gotten{H4672} much;{H3524}
  • Prov 18:12 : 12 Before{H6440} destruction{H7667} the heart{H3820} of man{H376} is haughty;{H1361} And before{H6440} honor{H3519} [goeth] humility.{H6038}
  • Prov 21:6-7 : 6 The getting{H6467} of treasures{H214} by a lying{H8267} tongue{H3956} Is a vapor{H1892} driven to and fro by{H5086} them that seek{H1245} death.{H4194} 7 The violence{H7701} of the wicked{H7563} shall sweep{H1641} them away, Because they refuse{H3985} to do{H6213} justice.{H4941}
  • Isa 5:8 : 8 Woe{H1945} unto them that join{H5060} house{H1004} to house,{H1004} that lay{H7126} field{H7704} to field,{H7704} till there be no{H657} room,{H4725} and ye be made to dwell{H3427} alone in the midst{H7130} of the land!{H776}
  • Jer 49:16 : 16 As for thy terribleness,{H8606} the pride{H2087} of thy heart{H3820} hath deceived{H5377} thee, O thou that dwellest{H7931} in the clefts{H2288} of the rock,{H5553} that holdest{H8610} the height{H4791} of the hill:{H1389} though thou shouldest make thy nest{H7064} as high{H1361} as the eagle,{H5404} I will bring thee down{H3381} from thence, saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068}
  • Hos 12:7-8 : 7 [He is] a trafficker,{H3667} the balances{H3976} of deceit{H4820} are in his hand:{H3027} he loveth{H157} to oppress.{H6231} 8 And Ephraim{H669} said,{H559} Surely I am become rich,{H6238} I have found me{H4672} wealth:{H202} in all my labors{H3018} they shall find{H4672} in me no iniquity{H5771} that were sin.{H2399}
  • Obad 1:4 : 4 Though thou mount on high{H1361} as the eagle,{H5404} and though thy nest{H7064} be set{H7760} among the stars,{H3556} I will bring thee down{H3381} from thence, saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068}
  • Nah 2:9-3:1 : 9 Take ye the spoil{H962} of silver,{H3701} take the spoil{H962} of gold;{H2091} for there is no end{H7097} of the store,{H8498} the glory{H3519} of all goodly{H2532} furniture.{H3627} 10 She is empty,{H950} and void,{H4003} and waste;{H1110} and the heart{H3820} melteth,{H4549} and the knees{H1290} smite together,{H6375} and anguish{H2479} is in all loins,{H4975} and the faces{H6440} of them all are waxed{H6908} pale.{H6289} 11 Where is the den{H4583} of the lions,{H738} and the feeding-place{H4829} of the young lions,{H3715} where the lion{H738} [and] the lioness{H738} walked,{H1980} the lion's{H3833} whelp,{H1482} and none made them afraid?{H2729} 12 The lion{H738} did tear in pieces{H2963} enough{H1767} for his whelps,{H1484} and strangled{H2614} for his lionesses,{H3833} and filled{H4390} his caves{H2356} with prey,{H2964} and his dens{H4585} with ravin.{H2966} 13 Behold, I am against thee, saith{H5002} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} and I will burn{H1197} her chariots{H7393} in the smoke,{H6227} and the sword{H2719} shall devour{H398} thy young lions;{H3715} and I will cut off{H3772} thy prey{H2964} from the earth,{H776} and the voice{H6963} of thy messengers{H4397} shall no more be heard.{H8085} 1 Woe{H1945} to the bloody{H1818} city!{H5892} it is all full{H4392} of lies{H3585} and rapine;{H6563} the prey{H2964} departeth{H4185} not.
  • Hab 2:5-9 : 5 Yea, moreover, wine{H3196} is treacherous,{H898} a haughty{H3093} man,{H1397} that keepeth not at home;{H5115} who enlargeth{H7337} his desire{H5315} as Sheol,{H7585} and he is as death,{H4194} and cannot be satisfied,{H7646} but gathereth{H622} unto him all nations,{H1471} and heapeth{H6908} unto him all peoples.{H5971} 6 Shall not all these take up{H5375} a parable{H4912} against him, and a taunting{H4426} proverb{H2420} against him, and say,{H559} Woe{H1945} to him that increaseth{H7235} that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth{H3513} himself with pledges!{H5671} 7 Shall they not rise up{H6965} suddenly{H6621} that shall bite{H5391} thee, and awake{H3364} that shall vex{H2111} thee, and thou shalt be for booty{H4933} unto them? 8 Because thou hast plundered{H7997} many{H7227} nations,{H1471} all the remnant{H3499} of the peoples{H5971} shall plunder{H7997} thee, because of men's{H120} blood,{H1818} and for the violence{H2555} done to the land,{H776} to the city{H7151} and to all that dwell{H3427} therein. 9 Woe{H1945} to him that getteth{H1214} an evil{H7451} gain{H1215} for his house,{H1004} that he may set{H7760} his nest{H7064} on high,{H4791} that he may be delivered{H5337} from the hand{H3709} of evil!{H7451} 10 Thou hast devised{H3289} shame{H1322} to thy house,{H1004} by cutting off{H7096} many{H7227} peoples,{H5971} and hast sinned{H2398} against thy soul.{H5315} 11 For the stone{H68} shall cry out{H2199} of the wall,{H7023} and the beam out{H3714} of the timber{H6086} shall answer{H6030} it.