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


In Context

9 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!

10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, 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 from the LORD of hosts that the people shall labor in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, 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 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 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!