Isaiah 13:12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. When God caused His scythe to swing through the harvests of Babylon it was not expected that a single ear would be left in the devastated field. Thus the utterance is a menace, a judgment; it is not part of a lecture upon the dignity of human nature, it is an illustration of the vastness of the sweep of the judgments of God. (J. Parker, D. D.) 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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