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!


In Context

6 Won't all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, 'Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?'

7 Won't your debtors rise up suddenly, and wake up those who make you tremble, and you will be their victim?

8 Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples will plunder you, because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all who dwell in it.

9 Woe 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!

10 You have devised shame to your house, by cutting off many peoples, and have sinned against your soul.

11 For the stone will cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the woodwork will answer 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:9"Woe to him who builds his realm by unjust gain to set his nest on high, to escape the clutches of ruin!

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 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!