Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
And place your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks [considering it of little value],
If you lay gold in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brook [considering them of little worth],
Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
and consign your gold to the dust, the gold of Ophir to the stones in the wadis,
and consign your gold to the dust, the gold of Ophir to the stones in the wadis,
Lay your prized possession in the dust, your gold from Ophir on a rock in a desert streambed.
if you lay your treasure down in the dust and the gold of Ofir among the rocks in the vadis,
So get rid of your finest gold, as though it were sand.
And put the precious ore with the dust, and [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the torrents,
He shall give for earth flint, and for flint torrents of gold.
Think of your gold as nothing but dirt. Think of your finest gold as rocks from a stream.
Throw away your gold things. Throw your pure gold among the rocks in the streams.
throw your purest gold into the dust and your gold from Ophir upon the rocks in the ravines.
if you lay gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent-bed,
if you lay gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent bed,
·Throw [Put] your gold nuggets into the dust and ·your fine gold [L Ophir; C referring to the fine gold of the region of Ophir, perhaps southern Arabia] among the rocks in the ·ravines [wadis].
Thou shalt lay up gold for dust, and the gold of Ophir, as the flints of the rivers.
and lay your gold down in the dust, and put your gold from Ophir among the pebbles in the rivers,
Throw away your gold; dump your finest gold in the dry stream bed.
and consign your gold to the dust, the gold of Ophir to the stones in the wadis,
Throw your gold nuggets into the dust. Throw your fine gold to the rocks in the ravines.
Bury your gold nuggets in the dust, and your source of gold among the stones in a streambed,
then thou shalt lay up gold as dust and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
And put your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,
and if you put gold ore in the dust, and the gold of Ophir in the rock of wadis,
If you give up your lust for money and throw your gold away,
“Give in to God, come to terms with him and everything will turn out just fine. Let him tell you what to do; take his words to heart. Come back to God Almighty and he’ll rebuild your life. Clean house of everything evil. Relax your grip on your money and abandon your gold-plated luxury. God Almighty will be your treasure, more wealth than you can imagine.
Then you will lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
and lay your gold down in the dust, and put your gold from Ophir among the pebbles in the rivers,
And treat raw gold as dust, the fine gold of Ophir as pebbles in the wadi,
And put your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,
And place your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,
and treat gold as if it were only dust and the gold of Ophir as pebbles from the stream,
Throw your gold nuggets into the dust and your fine gold among the rocks in the ravines.
and throw your gold in the dust— your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines—
You must throw your gold nuggets away. You must toss your gold from Ophir into a valley.
and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,
and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,
Then you will lay your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
Put your gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the river.
If you give up your lust for money and throw your precious gold into the river,
if you treat gold like dust, and gold of Ophir like the stones of the torrent-bed,
if you treat gold like dust, and gold of Ophir like the stones of the torrent-bed,
if you treat gold like dust, and gold of Ophir like the stones of the torrent-bed,
if you treat gold like dust and gold of Ophir like the stones of the torrent bed,
Then shalt thou lay up gold as aphar, and that of Ophir as the tzur of the brooks.
“You shall lay up gold for dust, and the gold of Ophir, as the flints of the rivers.
if you lay gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent bed,
if you lay gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent bed,
and throw your gold in the dust, and the gold of Ophir to the rocks in the wadis,
And consider your gold as common as earth’s dust and Ophir’s refined gold as plentiful as stones in rock-lined streams,
Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
He shall give a flint for earth, and golden strands for a flint. (And thou shalt treat a stone like the dust, and the gold of Ophir like the stones from the stream.)
So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering.
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