9"Woe to him who builds his realm by unjust gain to set his nest on high, to escape the clutches of ruin!


In Context

6 "Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying, " 'Woe to him who piles up stolen goods and makes himself wealthy by extortion! How long must this go on?'

7 Will not your debtors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their victim.

8 Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you. For you have shed man's blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.

9 "Woe to him who builds his realm by unjust gain to set his nest on high, to escape the clutches of ruin!

10 You have plotted the ruin of many peoples, shaming your own house and forfeiting your life.

11 The stones of the wall will cry out, and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.

Habakkuk 2:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:9Woe 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!

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:9Woe 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:9Woe 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!

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:9Woe 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!

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9Woe 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!

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9Woe to him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:9Woe to him that covets an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!