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Habakkuk 2:12

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12Woe to him mthat buildeth a town with †blood,

And stablisheth a city mby iniquity!

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Footnotes

  1. mSee Mic. 3:10.
  2. †Heb. bloods. See Nah. 3:1.
  3. mSee Mic. 3:10.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Woe to him who builds a town with blood

and founds a city on iniquity!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed

and establishes a town by injustice!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed

and founds a town with injustice!

NLTNew Living Translation

“What sorrow awaits you who build cities

with money gained through murder and corruption!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Woe to him who builds a city by bloodguilt,

and who founds a city by wickedness!