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Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.
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Wealth as a Witness
Commentators explain that gold and silver don't literally rust. The 'rust' or tarnish symbolizes wealth that has been selfishly hoarded instead of being used to pay debts or help others. This visible sign of neglect becomes a powerful testimony against the greedy owner at the final judgment, proving their injustice and lack of charity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
Are rusted (κατιωτα). Perfect passive indicative (singular for χρυσος and αργυρος are grouped as one) of κατιοω, late verb (from ι…
19th Century
Anglican
Your gold and silver . . .—In like manner, the gold and silver are said to be “corroded,” or eaten up with rust. The precious meta…
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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…
16th Century
Protestant
A witness against you. He confirms the explanation I have already given. For God has not appointed gold for rust, nor garments for moths; …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Your gold and silver is cankered Or grown rusty like iron, by lying long without use; this is not easily and quickly…
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