The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
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Gill's Exposition
The increase of his house shall depart,.... Either his children or his substance. Some interpret it, as Kimchi (h) observes, of the walls of his house, because of what follows, "they shall flow away",…
Barnes' Notes
The increase of his house shall depart - Septuagint, “Destruction shall bring his house to an end.” The word rendered “depart” (יגל yı̂gel from גלה gâlâh), means, properly, “shall go into…
Zophar, having described the many embarrassments and vexations which commonly attend the wicked practices of oppressors and cruel men, here comes to show their utter ruin at last.
I. Their ruin will…
Cambridge Bible
The increase i. e. the gain, possessions.
his goods shall flow away lit. things washed away; his possessions shall be swept away with a flood in the day of God's wrath.
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