Habakkuk 2:9

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Habakkuk 2:9

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!

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KJV

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!

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WEB

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!

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ASV

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!

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Habakkuk 2

⁷ Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.

⁸ Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.

⁹ Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!

¹⁰ You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.

¹¹ For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.

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