“They shall fling
Their silver
Into the streets.
Their gold
Shall be treated
As unclean.
Their silver
With their gold
Cannot save them
On the day
Of the wrath
Of Yahweh.
They shall not satisfy
Their hunger.
They shall not
Fill their stomachs
With it.
It was the stumbling block
Of their iniquity.”
Anyone left standing in Israel would fling their silver into the streets. Their gold would be treated as if it were unclean, not to be touched. Their silver and gold could not save them on the day of the wrath of Yahweh. This gold and silver would not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs. In fact, their gold and silver would be a stumbling block that indicated their iniquity.