Habakkuk 2:12
A curse on him who is building a place with blood, and basing a town on evil-doing!
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 4:11And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand;
1 Kings 16:34In his days Hiel made Jericho; he put its base in position at the price of Abiram, his oldest son, and he put its doors in place at the price of his youngest son Segub; even as the Lord had said by Joshua, the son of Nun.
Ezekiel 24:9For this cause the Lord has said: A curse is on the town of blood! and I will make great the burning mass.
Micah 3:10They are building up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with evil-doing.
John 11:47Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.
Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 2:6-15
Judgment Predicted; Judgment of the King of Babylon. ( b. c. 600.) 5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: 6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! 7 Shall… Read the whole commentary →