Job 3:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Or with rulers who had gold, and whose houses were full of silver;

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 22:18 : 18 But Balaam, in answer; said to the servants of Balak, Even if Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, it would not be possible for me to do anything more or less than the orders of the Lord my God.
  • 1 Kgs 10:27 : 27 And the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem and cedars like the sycamore-trees of the lowlands in number.
  • Job 12:21 : 21 He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong;
  • Job 22:25 : 25 Then the Ruler of all will be your gold, and his teaching will be your silver;
  • Job 27:16-17 : 16 Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing; 17 He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.
  • Isa 2:7 : 7 And their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no end to their stores; their land is full of horses, and there is no end to their carriages.
  • Zeph 1:18 : 18 Even their silver and their gold will not be able to keep them safe in the day of the Lord's wrath; but all the land will be burned up in the fire of his bitter wrath: for he will put an end, even suddenly, to all who are living in the land.
  • Zech 9:3 : 3 And Tyre made for herself a strong place, and got together silver like dust and the best gold like the earth of the streets.

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