Habakkuk 2:9–12
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9“How terrible it will be for the Babylonians!
They build their kingdom with money
they gained by cheating others.
They have tried to make the kingdom
as secure as possible.
After all, they did not want to be destroyed.
10They have planned to wipe out many nations.
But they have brought shame on their own kingdom.
So they must pay with their own lives.
11The stones in the walls of their homes will cry out.
And the wooden beams will echo that cry.
12“How terrible it will be for the Babylonians!
They build cities by spilling the blood of others.
They establish towns by committing crimes.
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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.
“Woe to him who builds a town with blood
and founds a city on iniquity!
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
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.
“Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
and establishes a town by injustice!
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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.
Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
and founds a town with injustice!
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
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.
“What sorrow awaits you who build cities
with money gained through murder and corruption!
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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.
Woe to him who builds a city by bloodguilt,
and who founds a city by wickedness!
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
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.
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood,
And stablisheth a city by iniquity!
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