Habakkuk 2:12
Woe to him that buildeth a town by blood, And establisheth a city by iniquity!
Noyes Bible
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 from the wall crieth out, And the beam from the timber answereth it.
Cross References
Ezekiel 24:9Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the city of blood! Now will I make the pile for fire great.
Micah 3:10Who build up Zion with blood, And Jerusalem with iniquity!
John 11:47Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What are we to do, seeing that this man worketh many signs?
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 →