Habakkuk 2:11
For the stone from the wall crieth out, And the beam from the timber answereth it.
Noyes Bible
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 by blood, And establisheth a city by iniquity!
Cross References
Luke 19:40And he answering said, I tell you, that if these are silent, the stones will cry out.
James 5:3your gold and silver is rusted, and the rust of them will be a witness against you, and will 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 →