20:21 “Nothing is left for him to devour; 1
that is why his prosperity does not last. 2
39:30 And its young ones devour the blood,
and where the dead carcasses 3 are,
there it is.”
1 tn Heb “for his eating,” which is frequently rendered “for his gluttony.” It refers, of course, to all the desires he has to take things from other people.
2 sn The point throughout is that insatiable greed and ruthless plundering to satisfy it will be recompensed with utter and complete loss.
3 tn The word חֲלָלִים (khalalim) designates someone who is fatally wounded, literally the “pierced one,” meaning anyone or thing that dies a violent death.