Habakkuk 2:11
For the stone shall crie out of the wall, and the beame out of the timber shall answere it.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
12Wo vnto him that buildeth a towne with blood, and erecteth a citie by iniquitie.
Cross References
Joshua 24:27And Ioshua saide vnto all the people, Beholde, this stone shall be a witnesse vnto vs: for it hath heard all the wordes of the Lord which he spake with vs: it shall be therefore a witnesse against you, lest yee denie your God.
Luke 19:40But he answered, and sayd vnto them, I tell you, that if these should holde their peace, the stones would crie.
James 5:3Your gold and siluer is cankred, and the rust of them shalbe a witnesse against you, and shall eate your flesh, as it were fire. Ye haue heaped vp treasure for the last dayes.
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 →