Translations
Modern
He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
Traditional
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
Literal
He swallows wealth and vomits it; from his belly God expels it.
Latin
Divitias quas devoravit evomet, et de ventre illius extrahet eas Deus.
Original
Hebrew
English
He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
Notes
venom of cobras … poison of cobras … vipers: In the end, evil people harm only themselves, not others (Matthew 3:7; Romans 3:13; Proverbs 23:29–35).
Events
People
LORD: Names or title used to refer to God
Glossary
Topics
Covetousness: General Scriptures Concerning Covetousness: Punishment of Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning Pleasure: Worldly Riches: Denunciations Against Those Who: Spend, Upon Their Appetite Riches: The Wicked: Swallow Down Sin: Pleasures of The Afflictions of the Wicked are Multiplied Wicked (People): Punishment of Wicked (People): Temporal Punishment of Worldliness: General Scriptures Concerning