Habakkuk 2:9,12
Habakkuk 2:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house, That he may set his nest on high, That he may be delivered from the power of disaster!
Habakkuk 2:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed, Who establishes a city by iniquity!
Habakkuk 2:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
“What sorrow awaits you who build big houses with money gained dishonestly! You believe your wealth will buy security, putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.
Habakkuk 2:12 New Living Translation (NLT)
“What sorrow awaits you who build cities with money gained through murder and corruption!
Habakkuk 2:9-11 The Message (MSG)
“Who do you think you are— recklessly grabbing and looting, Living it up, acting like king of the mountain, acting above it all, above trials and troubles? You’ve engineered the ruin of your own house. In ruining others you’ve ruined yourself. You’ve undermined your foundations, rotted out your own soul. The bricks of your house will speak up and accuse you. The woodwork will step forward with evidence.
Habakkuk 2:12-14 The Message (MSG)
“Who do you think you are— building a town by murder, a city with crime? Don’t you know that GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies makes sure nothing comes of that but ashes, Makes sure the harder you work at that kind of thing, the less you are? Meanwhile the earth fills up with awareness of GOD’s glory as the waters cover the sea.
Habakkuk 2:9 King James Version (KJV)
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
Habakkuk 2:12 King James Version (KJV)
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
Habakkuk 2:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house To put his nest on high, To be delivered from the hand of calamity!
Habakkuk 2:12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed And founds a town with violence!
Habakkuk 2:9 New Century Version (NCV)
“How terrible it will be for the nation that becomes rich by doing wrong, thinking they will live in a safe place and escape harm.
Habakkuk 2:12 New Century Version (NCV)
“How terrible it will be for the nation that kills people to build a city, that wrongs others to start a town.
Habakkuk 2:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
Habakkuk 2:12 American Standard Version (ASV)
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
Habakkuk 2:9 New International Version (NIV)
“Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!
Habakkuk 2:12 New International Version (NIV)
“Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by injustice!
Habakkuk 2:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
¶“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who obtains wicked gain for his house [and thinks by so doing] To set his nest on high, That he may be rescued from the hand of evil.
Habakkuk 2:12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
¶“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds a city with bloodshed And establishes a town by violence!