Habakkuk 2:12
Wo vnto him that buyldeth a towne with blood, and erecteth a citie by iniquitie.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
In Context
11For the stone shall crye out of the wal, and the beame out of the timber shall aunswere it.
Cross References
Genesis 4:11And nowe art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receaue thy brothers blood from thy hande..
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 →