Habakkuk 2:11
For the stone shall cry out of the wall: and the timber that is between the joints of the building, shall answer.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
10Thou hast devised confusion to thy house, thou hast cut off many people, and thy soul hath sinned.
12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and prepareth a city by iniquity.
Cross References
Joshua 24:27And he said to all the people: Behold this stone shall be a testimony unto you, that it hath heard all the words of the Lord, which he hath spoken to you: lest perhaps hereafter you will deny it, and lie to the Lord your God.
Luke 19:40To whom he said: I say to you, that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.
James 5:3Your gold and silver is cankered: and the rust of them shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up to yourselves wrath against 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 →