12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!


In Context

9 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!

10 Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul.

11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!

13 Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?

14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.

Habakkuk 2:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:12"Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by crime!

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and prepareth a city by iniquity.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by unrighteousness!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:12Woe to him who is building a city by blood, And establishing a city by iniquity.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:12Woe to him that builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!