Habakkuk 2:11
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast forfeited thy life.
12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
Cross References
Joshua 24:27And Joshua said unto all the people: 'Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which He spoke unto us; it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.'
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 →