Habakkuk 2:12
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Bible > Habakkuk > Chapter 2 > Verse 12
Habakkuk 2:12
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For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
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Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
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Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
WoeH1945 to him that buildethH1129 a townH5892 with bloodH1818, and stablishethH3559 a cityH7151 by iniquityH5766!
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
הֹוי בֹּנֶה עִיר בְּדָמִים וְכֹונֵן קִרְיָה בְּעַוְלָה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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ה֛וֹי |
Ho | H1945 | HTj | woe to! |
בֹּנֶ֥ה |
bo.Neh | H1129 | HVqrmsa | (one who) builds |
עִ֖יר |
'ir | H5892 | HNcfsa | a city |
בְּ/דָמִ֑ים |
be./da.Mim | H1818 | HR/Ncmpa | by/ blood(s) |
וְ/כוֹנֵ֥ן |
ve./kho.Nen | H3559 | HC/Voq3ms | and/ he establishes |
קִרְיָ֖ה |
kir.Yah | H7151 | HNcfsa | a town |
בְּ/עַוְלָֽה |
be./'av.Lah | H5766 | HR/Ncbsa | by/ injustice |
Strong's References
- H1129 — בָּנָה (bânâh, baw-naw'): a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
- H1818 — דָּם (dâm, dawm): from דָּמַם (dâmam) H1826 (compare אָדַם (ʼâdam) H119); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood); blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.
- H1945 — הוֹי (hôwy, hoh'ee): a prolonged form of הוֹ (hôw) H1930 (akin to אוֹי (ʼôwy) H188); oh!; ah, alas, ho, O, woe.
- H3559 — כּוּן (kûwn, koon): a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed.
- H5766 — עֶוֶל (ʻevel, eh'-vel): or עָוֶל (ʻâvel); and (feminine) עַוְלָה (ʻavlâh); or עוֹלָה (ʻôwlâh); or עֹלָה (ʻôlâh); from עֲוַל (ʻăval) H5765; (moral) evil; iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
- H5892 — עִיר (ʻîyr, eer): or (in the plural) עָר (ʻâr); or עָיַר (ʻâyar); (Judges 10:4), from עוּר (ʻûwr) H5782; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
- H7151 — קִרְיָה (qiryâh, kir-yaw'): from קָרָה (qârâh) H7136 in the sense of flooring, i.e.; building; a city; city.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- blood — Habakkuk 2:8
- him — Genesis 4:11-17, Joshua 6:26, 1 Kings 16:34, Jeremiah 22:13-17, Ezekiel 24:9, Daniel 4:27-31, Micah 3:10, Nahum 3:1, John 11:47-50, Revelation 17:6
Reciprocal references (4): 1 Kings 21:19, 2 Chronicles 21:13, Isaiah 10:1, James 1:13
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