I will strike the winter house with the summer house; And the houses of ivory will perish, And the great houses will have an end," says Yahweh.
That ancient culture, founded upon the heartless oppression of the poor, is not the only such society that God has destroyed, as a trip through the palaces of Europe will quickly demonstrate.  Maria Theresa's bedroom was decorated with over three million dollars worth of gold and precious stones.  Wherever such selfishness is enshrined and honored, the wrath of God abides there forever.