We will take all kinds of valuable things and fill our houses with stolen goods.
Then Jesus said to them, “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. Life is not measured by how much one owns.”
‘The new Temple will be greater than the one before,’ says the Lord All-Powerful. ‘And in this place I will give peace,’ says the Lord All-Powerful.”
The lion killed enough for his cubs, enough for his mate. He filled his cave with the animals he caught; he filled his den with meat he had killed.
All greedy people end up this way; greed kills selfish people.
Let’s swallow them alive, as death does; let’s swallow them whole, as the grave does.
Come join us, and we will share with you stolen goods.”
It is better to be humble and be with those who suffer than to share stolen property with the proud.
Announce this to the strong buildings of Ashdod and to the strong buildings of Egypt: “Come to the mountains of Samaria, where you will see great confusion and people hurting others.”
“The people don’t know how to do what is right,” says the Lord. “Their strong buildings are filled with treasures they took by force from others.”