Parallel Verses

World English Bible

Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

Holman Bible

Woe to him who dishonestly makes
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape from the reach of disaster!

International Standard Version

"Woe to the one who amasses profit upon unjust profit in order to establish his household, so he can establish a secure place on the heights and escape from the power of evil.

A Conservative Version

Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

American Standard Version

Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

Amplified


“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who obtains wicked gain for his house [and thinks by so doing]
To set his nest on high,
That he may be rescued from the hand of evil.

Bible in Basic English

A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!

Darby Translation

Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!

Julia Smith Translation

Wo! to him plundering an evil plunder to his house, to set his nest on high, to deliver from the hand of evil.

King James 2000

Woe to him that covets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of ruin!

Lexham Expanded Bible

Woe to [him who] obtains profit [from] evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be saved from the hand of misfortune!

Modern King James verseion

Woe to him who robs evil booty for his house, to set his nest on high, to be delivered from the hand of evil!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Woe unto him, that covetously gathereth evil gotten goods into his house: that he may set his nest on high, to escape from the power of misfortune.

NET Bible

The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.

New Heart English Bible

Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil.

The Emphasized Bible

Alas! for him who extorteth an extortion of wrong for his own house, - that he may set on high his nest, that he may be delivered from the grasp of calamity.

Webster

Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

Youngs Literal Translation

Woe to him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Woe
הוי 
Howy 
woe, Ah, Ho, O, Alas
Usage: 50

בּצע 
Batsa` 
Usage: 17

בּצע 
Betsa` 
Usage: 22

to his house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

that he may set
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

קן 
Qen 
Usage: 13

on high
מרום 
Marowm 
Usage: 54

נצל 
Natsal 
Usage: 213

from the power
כּף 
Kaph 
Usage: 192

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Context Readings

Doom On The Unrighteous

8 Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples will plunder you, because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all who dwell in it. 9 Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil! 10 You have devised shame to your house, by cutting off many peoples, and have sinned against your soul.



Cross References

Jeremiah 49:16

As for your terror, the pride of your heart has deceived you, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill: though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there, says Yahweh.

Genesis 13:10-13

Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar.

Genesis 19:26-38

But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

Deuteronomy 7:25-26

You shall burn the engraved images of their gods with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourself, lest you be snared in it; for it is an abomination to Yahweh your God.

Joshua 7:21-26

When I saw among the spoil a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it."

1 Kings 21:2-4

Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, "Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near to my house; and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money."

1 Kings 21:19-24

You shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says Yahweh, "Have you killed and also taken possession?"' You shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says Yahweh, "In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs will lick your blood, even yours."'"

2 Kings 5:20-27

But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him, and take something from him."

Job 20:19-28

For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

Psalm 10:3-6

For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.

Psalm 49:11

Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

Psalm 52:7

"Behold, this is the man who didn't make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness."

Proverbs 18:11-12

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

Isaiah 28:15

"Because you have said, 'We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it won't come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood.'"

Isaiah 47:7-9

You said, I shall be mistress forever; so that you did not lay these things to your heart, neither did remember the latter end of it.

Jeremiah 22:13-19

Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor's service without wages, and doesn't give him his hire;

Obadiah 1:4

Though you mount on high as the eagle, and though your nest is set among the stars, I will bring you down from there," says Yahweh.

Zechariah 5:1-4

Then again I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, a flying scroll.

Acts 1:17-25

For he was numbered with us, and received his portion in this ministry.

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah's rebellion.

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