He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.
He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serv
let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.
I will punish Bel in Babylon. I will make him spew out what he swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him; even
“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing ex
What right has My beloved in My house, having carried out so many evil schemes? Can consecrated meat avert your doom? Wh
The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not
if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has set me aside like an empty vessel; he has swa
For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour.
the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-mind
Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have ma
Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,
All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This
The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole