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There was nothing left that he didn`t devour, Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
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Greed Devours Everything
Commentators clarify that this verse describes a person whose greed is so insatiable that they devour everything in their path. Zophar's point, as explained by scholars, is that this all-consuming acquisition is precisely why their prosperity is temporary and will not last. It's a direct cause-and-effect relationship between unchecked greed and ultimate ruin.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Regarding the phrase “There shall none of his meat be left” (the margin note says, “or, be none left for his meat”), Noyes render…
19th Century
Anglican
There shall none of his meat be left. —Rather, There was nothing left that he did not devour, therefore his prosperity shall n…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
There shall none of his meat be left Not in his belly, all shall be cast up; none of his substance left for himself …
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The miserable condition of the wicked man in this world is fully set forth. The lusts of the flesh are here called the sins of his youth. His hidin…
13th Century
Catholic
Since the author had said (in verse 11) that the bones of the evil person must be filled with the sins of their youth, so that they are punished af…
