Woe to him that covets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of ruin!
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Wo. This is commonly understood of Nabuchodonosor; but it seems rather to designate Joakim, (Jeremias xxii. 13.) whose injustice scandalized the prophet. (Calmet)
