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


In Context

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

10 Thou hast counselled a shameful thing to thy house, To cut off many peoples, and sinful is thy soul.

11 For a stone from the wall doth cry out, And a holdfast from the wood answereth it.

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

13 Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary?

14 For full is the earth of the knowledge of the honour of Jehovah, As waters cover the bottom of a 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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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