Job 27:16 - Exposition

Though he heap up silver as the dust . The city of Tyro, we are told by Zechariah, "heaped up silver as the dust " ( Zechariah 9:3 ), i.e. in vast quantities, beyond count. So might the wicked man do. He might also prepare raiment as the clay ; i.e. fill his house with rich dresses, partly for his own wear, partly to be given as robes of honour to his friends and boon companions (setup. Genesis 45:22 ; 2 Kings 5:22 ; 2 Kings 10:22 , Matthew 6:19 ; James 5:2 ). Robes of honour are still kept in store by Eastern monarchs, and presented as marks of favour to visitors of importance,