Habakkuk 2:9-12

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“Woe to him who gets ^(A)evil gain for his house
To ^(B)put his nest on high,
To be delivered from the hand of calamity!

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“You have devised a ^(C)shameful thing for your house
By cutting off many peoples;
So you are ^(D)sinning against yourself.

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“Surely the ^(E)stone will cry out from the wall,
And the rafter will answer it from the ^(a)framework.

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“Woe to him who ^(F)builds a city with bloodshed
And founds a town with ^(b)violence!

a. Habakkuk 2:11: ['Lit ', wood]

b. Habakkuk 2:12: ['Or ', injustice]

A. Habakkuk 2:9: Jeremiah 22:13; Ezekiel 22:27

B. Habakkuk 2:9: Jeremiah 49:16

C. Habakkuk 2:10: Nahum 1:14; Habakkuk 2:16

D. Habakkuk 2:10: Jeremiah 26:19

E. Habakkuk 2:11: Joshua 24:27; Luke 19:40

F. Habakkuk 2:12: Micah 3:10; Nahum 3:1