Faulty Civilisation
Isaiah 13:12
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.


If, in Bacon's phrase, the "breed and disposition of the people be not stout," its civilisation is a dismal failure.

(Hugh Black, M. A.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

WEB: I will make people more rare than fine gold, even a person than the pure gold of Ophir.




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