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,


In Context

6 Do not these — all of them — against him a simile taken up, And a moral of acute sayings for him, And say, Woe to him who is multiplying what is not his? Till when also is he multiplying to himself heavy pledges?

7 Do not thy usurers instantly rise up, And those shaking thee awake up, And thou hast been for a spoil to them?

8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, Spoil thee do all the remnant of the peoples, Because of man's blood, and of violence to the land, To the city, and to all dwelling in it.

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.

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 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 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!