Habakkuk 2:12
הוֹי בֹּנֶה עִיר בְּדָמִים וְכוֹנֵן קִרְיָה בְּעַוְלָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
In Context
11כִּי ־ אֶבֶן מִקִּיר תִּזְעָק וְכָפִיס מֵעֵץ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה ׃ פ
Cross References
Genesis 4:11וְעַתָּה אָרוּר אָתָּה מִן ־ הָֽאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר פָּצְתָה אֶת ־ פִּיהָ לָקַחַת אֶת ־ דְּמֵי אָחִיךָ מִיָּדֶֽךָ ׃
1 Kings 16:34בְּיָמָיו בָּנָה חִיאֵל בֵּית הָאֱלִי אֶת ־ יְרִיחֹה בַּאֲבִירָם בְּכֹרוֹ יִסְּדָהּ ובשגיב צְעִירוֹ הִצִּיב דְּלָתֶיהָ כִּדְבַר יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּיַד יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן ־ נֽוּן ׃ ס
Micah 3:10בֹּנֶה צִיּוֹן בְּדָמִים וִירוּשָׁלִַם בְּעַוְלָֽה ׃
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 →