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Habakkuk 2:11

Judgment

9 Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!

10 You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.

For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.

12 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!

13 Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.
KJV
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
WEB
For the stone will cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the woodwork will answer it.
ASV
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
DARBY
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
BLB
For a stone from the wall will cry out, and a beam from the timbers will answer it:
ÅB
for steinen i veggen skal skrike, og bjelken i treverket skal svare den.
OTB
For steinen vil rope ut fra veggen,
Og bjelken vil svare fra rammen.
B1930
for stenen i veggen skal skrike, og bjelken i treverket skal svare den.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 19:40

    “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”

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  • Joshua 24:27

    And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”

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  • James 5:3–4

    Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.

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  • Job 31:38–40

    if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,

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  • Genesis 4:10

    “What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

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  • Revelation 6:10

    And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”

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  • Hebrews 12:24

    to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

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