Thick clay
(Hab. 2:6) is correctly rendered in the Revised Version
"pledges." The Chaldean power is here represented as a rapacious
usurer, accumulating the wealth that belonged to others.
Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'Thick clay' Eastons Bible Dictionary". bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.