Verse 9

Habakkuk 2:9

King James Version

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!

Original Language Text

hebrew

ה֗וֹי בֹּצֵ֛עַ בֶּ֥צַע רָ֖ע לְ/בֵית֑/וֹ לָ/שׂ֤וּם בַּ/מָּרוֹם֙ קִנּ֔/וֹ לְ/הִנָּצֵ֖ל מִ/כַּף רָֽע

English Translation

Woe to him who gains evil gain for his house to set up in the height a nest to be delivered from the hand of evil.

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Chapter 2 Context

1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto m... Focus ↗

2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run... Focus ↗

3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it t... Focus ↗

4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Focus ↗

5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlarget... Focus ↗

6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe... Focus ↗

7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt... Focus ↗

8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of m... Focus ↗

9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that h...

10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul. Focus ↗

11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. Focus ↗

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

13 Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people... Focus ↗

14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the s... Focus ↗

15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken... Focus ↗

16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of... Focus ↗

17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, becau... Focus ↗

18 What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teach... Focus ↗

19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is... Focus ↗

20 But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. Focus ↗

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