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Your gold and your silver are rusted; and their rust shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have laid up your treasure in the last days.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Are rusted (κατιωτα). Perfect passive indicative (singular for χρυσος and αργυρος are grouped as one) of κατιοω, late verb (from ι…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Your gold and silver is cankered. That is, you have heaped together, by injustice and fraud, a large amount and have kept it from those to…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Your gold and silver . . .—In like manner, the gold and silver are said to be “corroded,” or eaten up with rust. The precious meta…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

An obvious form of wealth was “gold and silver,” and this is said to have become “corroded.” Since gold and silver do not rust or even corrode, Jam…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

A witness against you. He confirms the explanation I have already given. For God has not appointed gold for rust, nor garments for moths; …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Your gold and silver is cankered
Or grown rusty like iron, by lying long without use; this is not easily and quickly…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Public troubles are most grievous to those who live in pleasure, and are complacent and worldly, though all ranks suffer deeply at such times. All …

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