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


In Context

9 Woe to him that gathereth together an evil covetousness to his house, that his nest may be on high, and thinketh he may be delivered out of the hand of evil.

10 Thou hast devised confusion to thy house, thou hast cut off many people, and thy soul hath sinned.

11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall: and the timber that is between the joints of the building, shall answer.

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

13 Are not these things from the Lord of hosts? for the people shall labour in a great fire: and the nations in vain, and they shall faint.

14 For the earth shall be filled, that men may know the glory of the Lord, as waters covering 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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