Habakkuk 2:12
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
KJV
Væ qui ædificat civitatem in sanguinibus, et præparat urbem in iniquitate !
Vulgate
Οὐαὶ ὁ οἰκοδομῶν πόλιν ἐν αἵμασιν, καὶ ἑτοιμάζων πόλιν ἐν ἀδικίαις.
LXX
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
ASV
ה֛וֹי בֹּנֶ֥ה עִ֖יר בְּ/דָמִ֑ים וְ/כוֹנֵ֥ן קִרְיָ֖ה בְּ/עַוְלָֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
בְנ֣וֹת
bnvt
verb · 365×
ה֣וֹי
hvy
particle · 51×
וֹ
v
noun · 356×
נָכ֣וֹן
nkvn
verb · 217×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
עַוְלָֽה
'vlh
noun · 52×
קִרְיָ֖ה
qryh
noun · 29×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 16:34 — In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, whi
- Dan 4:27 — Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
- Ezek 24:9 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
- Ezek 24:9 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
- Gen 4:11 — And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
- Isa 10:1 — Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
- Jas 1:13 — Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
- Jer 22:13 — Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
- John 11:47 — Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
- Josh 6:26 — And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his younges
- Mic 3:10 — They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
- Nah 3:1 — Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
- Nah 3:1 — Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
- Rev 17:6 — And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.