Habakkuk 2:12–13
Habakkuk 2:12–13 — The New International Version (NIV)
12 “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
and establishes a town by injustice!
13 Has not the Lord Almighty determined
that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire,
that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?
Habakkuk 2:12–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)
12 “Woe to him who builds a town with blood
and founds a city on iniquity!
13 Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts
that peoples labor merely for fire,
and nations weary themselves for nothing?
Habakkuk 2:12–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood,
And stablisheth a city by iniquity!
13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts
That the people shall labour in the very fire,
And the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
Habakkuk 2:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)
12 “What sorrow awaits you who build cities
with money gained through murder and corruption!
13 Has not the Lord of Heaven’s Armies promised
that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes?
They work so hard,
but all in vain!
Habakkuk 2:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
12 “Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed,
Who establishes a city by iniquity!
13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts
That the peoples labor to feed the fire,
And nations weary themselves in vain?
Habakkuk 2:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)
12 “How terrible it will be for the nation that kills people to build a city,
that wrongs others to start a town.
13 The Lord All-Powerful will send fire
to destroy what those people have built;
all the nations’ work will be for nothing.
Habakkuk 2:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)
12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity! 13 Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
Habakkuk 2:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by unrighteousness! 13 Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
Habakkuk 2:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
12 “ ‘How horrible it will be for the one who builds a city by slaughter
and founds a town by crime.’
13 Isn’t it from the Lord of Armies
that people grow tired only to feed the flames
and nations exhaust themselves for nothing?
Habakkuk 2:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
12 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
and founds a town with injustice!
13 Is it not from the Lord of Hosts
that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire
and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?
Habakkuk 2:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
12 “Alas for you who build a town by bloodshed,
and found a city on iniquity!”
13 Is it not from the Lord of hosts
that peoples labor only to feed the flames,
and nations weary themselves for nothing?
Habakkuk 2:12–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
12 Woe to him who builds a city by bloodguilt,
and who founds a city by wickedness!
13 Look! Is it not from Yahweh of hosts
that people labor for mere fire,
and nations exhaust themselves for mere vanity?
Habakkuk 2:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
12 “How terrible it will be for the Babylonians!
They build cities by spilling the blood of others.
They establish towns by committing crimes.
13 I am the Lord who rules over all.
Human effort is no better than wood that feeds a fire.
So the nations wear themselves out for nothing.