Habakkuk 2:11
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
In Context
12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by unrighteousness!
Cross References
Joshua 24:27And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us, for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spoke unto us; and it shall be a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.
Luke 19:40And he answering said to them, I say unto you, If these shall be silent, the stones will cry out.
James 5:3Your gold and silver is eaten away, and their canker shall be for a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have heaped up treasure in [the] last days.
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 →