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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/27.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Though he heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Evil people may have piles of money and may store away mounds of clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Though he piles up silver like dust, And prepares garments as <i>plentiful as</i> the clay,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Though he piles up silver like dust, And prepares garments as <i>plentiful as</i> the clay;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as <i>plentiful as</i> the clay,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Though he heaps up silver like dust And piles up clothing like clay,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though he piles up silver like dust and heaps up fine clothing like clay —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though he piles up silver like dust and heaps up a wardrobe like clay— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The wicked may collect riches and clothes in abundance as easily as clay. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Though he collects silver like dust and piles up clothing like dirt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The wicked may have too much silver to count and more clothes than anyone needs; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Though he hoards silver like dust, and stores away garments like clay,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Though he should heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If he heaps up silver as dust, "" And prepares clothing as clay,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If he shall heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as clay;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If he shall heap together silver as earth, and prepare raiment as clay, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If he will amass silver as if it were dirt and fabricate garments as if they were clay,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Though he heap up silver like dust and store away mounds of clothing, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Though they heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Though they heap up silver like dust and accumulate clothes like clay,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If they will gather money like dust, and would prepare clothing like clay<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/27-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4031" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/27.htm">The Wicked Man's Portion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Though</a> <a href="/hebrew/6651.htm" title="6651: yiṣ·bōr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To heap up. A primitive root; to aggregate.">he heaps up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: kā·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: ke·‘ā·p̄ār (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">like dust</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: yā·ḵîn (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">and piles up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4403.htm" title="4403: mal·būš (N-ms) -- Raiment, attire. Or malbush; from labash; a garment, or clothing.">a wardrobe</a> <a href="/hebrew/2563.htm" title="2563: wə·ḵa·ḥō·mer (Conj-w, Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- From chamar; properly, a bubbling up, i.e. Of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay; also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure.">like clay,</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22</a></span><br />A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-26.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:26</a></span><br />To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Psalm 39:6</a></span><br />Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8</a></span><br />He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10-11</a></span><br />He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. / When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-3</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-20</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-20.htm">Luke 12:20-21</a></span><br />But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ / This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-4.htm">Proverbs 23:4-5</a></span><br />Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. / When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">Psalm 49:16-17</a></span><br />Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. / For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a></span><br />Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:2</a></span><br />God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-31</a></span><br />Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. / And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores / and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17-19</a></span><br />Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. / Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, / treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;</p><p class="hdg">heap up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24</a></b></br> Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the <i>gold</i> of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">1 Kings 10:27</a></b></br> And the king made silver <i>to be</i> in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he <i>to be</i> as the sycomore trees that <i>are</i> in the vale, for abundance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Habakkuk 2:6</a></b></br> Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth <i>that which is</i> not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19</a></b></br> Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/5-2.htm">James 5:2</a></b></br> Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/13-12.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/job/24-10.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/job/24-10.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/job/22-24.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/job/22-6.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/job/26-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/job/21-32.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/job/15-28.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/job/8-17.htm">Pile</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-25.htm">Piles</a> <a href="/esther/1-7.htm">Plentiful</a> <a href="/job/15-35.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/job/15-35.htm">Prepares</a> <a href="/esther/4-4.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/job/22-25.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/job/21-19.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/33-6.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/job/37-17.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/job/29-14.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/job/28-2.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/job/37-17.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/job/28-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/job/30-24.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/job/27-17.htm">Pile</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Piles</a> <a href="/job/37-11.htm">Plentiful</a> <a href="/job/27-17.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/job/38-41.htm">Prepares</a> <a href="/job/30-18.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/job/27-17.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/job/27-17.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/psalms/49-6.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/job/30-7.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Job 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-1.htm">Job protests his sincerity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-8.htm">The hypocrite is without hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/27-11.htm">The blessings which the wicked have are turned into curses</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Though he heaps up silver like dust</b><br>This phrase suggests the accumulation of wealth in vast quantities, likening silver to dust, which is abundant and seemingly infinite. In the ancient Near East, silver was a common medium of exchange and a symbol of wealth and prosperity. The imagery of dust emphasizes the futility and impermanence of material wealth, echoing themes found in <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10</a>, where the pursuit of wealth is described as never satisfying. The Bible often warns against the dangers of placing trust in riches, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/11-28.htm">Proverbs 11:28</a>, which states that those who trust in their riches will fall. This phrase also reflects the broader biblical narrative that true security and fulfillment come from God, not material possessions.<p><b>and piles up a wardrobe like clay</b><br>The reference to piling up a wardrobe like clay suggests the accumulation of clothing, another symbol of wealth and status in the ancient world. Clay, being a common and easily shaped material, implies that these garments, though numerous, are ultimately perishable and of little lasting value. In biblical times, clothing was a significant indicator of one's social status, as seen in the story of Joseph and his coat of many colors (<a href="/genesis/37-3.htm">Genesis 37:3</a>). The comparison to clay highlights the transient nature of such wealth, reminiscent of Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-20</a>, where He advises storing treasures in heaven rather than on earth. This phrase serves as a reminder of the temporary nature of earthly possessions and the importance of seeking eternal riches.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived. It is often associated with the region east of Israel, though its exact location is uncertain.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to comfort him but end up arguing with him about the reasons for his suffering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's testing and ultimately restores him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that Job is faithful only because of his prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_material_wealth.htm">The Futility of Material Wealth</a></b><br>Job highlights the temporary and ultimately unsatisfying nature of accumulating wealth. Material possessions, like silver and clothing, are compared to dust and clay, emphasizing their lack of eternal value.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/true_security_in_god.htm">True Security in God</a></b><br>While wealth can provide temporary comfort, true security and peace come from a relationship with God. Job's life demonstrates that faithfulness to God is more valuable than any material possession.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perspective_on_suffering_and_prosperity.htm">Perspective on Suffering and Prosperity</a></b><br>Job's suffering and his reflections on wealth challenge the notion that prosperity is a sign of God's favor. Instead, they encourage believers to seek God's wisdom and understanding in all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_vs._temporal_values.htm">Eternal vs. Temporal Values</a></b><br>Believers are called to focus on eternal values rather than temporal gains. Job's insights remind us to prioritize spiritual growth and heavenly treasures over earthly wealth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/significance_of_'dust_of_the_earth'.htm">What is the significance of 'Dust of the Earth'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_19_27_conflict_with_ot_afterlife.htm">If Job 19:27 implies a personal, bodily resurrection, does this conflict with other Old Testament notions of the afterlife?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_30_19_align_with_god's_justice.htm">Job 30:19 - How does the depiction of God casting Job into the 'mire' align with other biblical passages that portray God as just and merciful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_a_loving_creator_destroy_job.htm">In Job 10:8-9, how can an all-loving Creator fashion Job only to seem intent on destroying him?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Though he heap up silver as the dust</span>. The city of Tyro, we are told by Zechariah, "heaped up silver <span class="accented">as the dust"</span> (<a href="/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3</a>), <span class="accented">i.e.</span> in vast quantities, beyond count. So might the wicked man do. He might also <span class="cmt_word">prepare raiment as the clay</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> fill his house with rich dresses, partly for his own wear, partly to be given as robes of honour to his friends and boon companions (setup. <a href="/genesis/45-22.htm">Genesis 45:22</a>; <a href="/2_kings/5-22.htm">2 Kings 5:22</a>; <a href="/2_kings/10-22.htm">2 Kings 10:22</a>, <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19</a>; <a href="/james/5-2.htm">James 5:2</a>). Robes of honour are still kept in store by Eastern monarchs, and presented as marks of favour to visitors of importance, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/27-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Though</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he heaps up</span><br /><span class="heb">יִצְבֹּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·bōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6651.htm">Strong's 6651: </a> </span><span class="str2">To aggregate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">silver</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּ֑סֶף</span> <span class="translit">(kā·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like dust</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּעָפָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ke·‘ā·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and piles up</span><br /><span class="heb">יָכִ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḵîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a wardrobe</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mal·būš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4403.htm">Strong's 4403: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garment, clothing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like clay,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵa·ḥō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2563.htm">Strong's 2563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bubbling up, of water, a wave, of earth, mire, clay, a heap, a chomer, dry measure</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/27-16.htm">OT Poetry: Job 27:16 Though he heap up silver as (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/27-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 27:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 27:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/27-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 27:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 27:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>