50:37 Destructive forces will come against her horses and her
Destructive forces will come against all the foreign troops within her;
they will be as frightened as women!
Destructive forces will come against her treasures;
they will be taken away as plunder!
45:3 I will give you hidden treasures,
riches stashed away in secret places,
so you may recognize that I am the Lord,
the one who calls you by name, the God of Israel.
2:5 Indeed, wine will betray the proud, restless man!
His appetite
like death, he is never satisfied.
He gathers
he seizes
2:6 “But all these nations will someday taunt him
and ridicule him with proverbial sayings:
‘The one who accumulates what does not belong to him is as good as dead
(How long will this go on?)
he who gets rich by extortion!’
2:7 Your creditors will suddenly attack;
those who terrify you will spring into action,
and they will rob you.
2:8 Because you robbed many countries,
all who are left among the nations
You have shed human blood
and committed violent acts against lands, cities,
2:9 The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead.
He does this so he can build his nest way up high
and escape the clutches of disaster.
2:10 Your schemes will bring shame to your house.
Because you destroyed many nations, you will self-destruct.
18:11 Then
18:14 (The ripe fruit
has gone from you,
and all your luxury
have gone from you –
they will never ever be found again!)
18:15 The merchants who sold
“Woe, woe, O great city –
dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing,
and adorned with gold,
18:17 because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!”
And every ship’s captain,