Habakkuk 2:12
“¶ Woe to him that buildeth a towne with blood, and stablisheth a citie by iniquitie.”
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Habakkuk 2:12 Context
10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house, by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soule. 11For the stone shall crie out of the wall, and the beame out of the timber shall answere it. 12¶ Woe to him that buildeth a towne with blood, and stablisheth a citie by iniquitie. 13Behold, is it not of the Lord of hostes, that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shal wearie themselues for very vanitie? 14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters couer the Sea.
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Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
- King James Version
"Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed And founds a town with violence!
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
- American Standard Version (1901)
A curse on him who is building a place with blood, and basing a town on evil-doing!
- Basic English Bible
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by unrighteousness!
- Darby Bible
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
- Webster's Bible
Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!
- World English Bible
Wo [to] him who is building a city by blood, And establishing a city by iniquity.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
- Jewish Publication Society Bible