32 Heb “Woe [to] the one who profits unjustly by evil unjust gain for his house.” On the term הוֹי (hoy) see the note on the word “dead” in v. .
33 Heb “to place his nest in the heights in order to escape from the hand of disaster.” Here the Babylonians are compared to a bird, perhaps an eagle, that builds its nest in an inaccessible high place where predators cannot reach it.
34 Heb “you planned shame for your house, cutting off many nations, and sinning [against] your life.”
35 The house mentioned in vv. 9–10 represents the Babylonian empire, which became great through imperialism. Here the materials of this “house” (the stones in the walls, the wooden rafters) are personified as witnesses who testify that the occupants have built the house through wealth stolen from others.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house,

to set his nest on high,

to be safe from the reach of harm!

You have devised shame for your house

by cutting off many peoples;

you have forfeited your life.

For the stone will cry out from the wall,

and the beam from the woodwork respond.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain,

setting his nest on high

to escape the clutches of ruin!

You have plotted the ruin of many peoples,

shaming your own house and forfeiting your life.

The stones of the wall will cry out,

and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Woe to him who dishonestly makes

wealth for his house

to place his nest on high,

to escape the grasp of disaster!

You have planned shame for your house

by wiping out many peoples

and sinning against your own self.

For the stones will cry out from the wall,

and the rafters will answer them

from the woodwork.

NLTNew Living Translation

“What sorrow awaits you who build big houses

with money gained dishonestly!

You believe your wealth will buy security,

putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.

But by the murders you committed,

you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives.

The very stones in the walls cry out against you,

and the beams in the ceilings echo the complaint.

LEBThe Lexham English 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!

You have plotted shame for your house,

cutting off many peoples

and sinning against your life.

For the stone will cry out from the wall,

and the plaster from the wood will answer it.

KJV 1900King 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!

Thou hast consulted shame to thy house

By cutting off many people,

And hast sinned against thy soul.

For the stone shall cry out of the wall,

And the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

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