Habakkuk 2:12 KJV

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

Matthew Henry

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Thompson Chains

  • IniquitySee the chain from Job 15:16 · 10 links
  • VanitiesSee the chain from Deuteronomy 32:21 · 7 links
  • Gospel UniversalSee the chain from Matthew 24:14 · 3 links
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  • God's GlorySee the chain from Exodus 24:17 · 7 links
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Parallel Passages

  • Micah 3:10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
  • Nahum 3:1 Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Micah 3:10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
  • Nahum 3:1 Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
  • Genesis 4:11–17 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; …
  • Joshua 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 youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
  • 1 Kings 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, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Woe הוֹי hôy הוֹי Interjection
  • to him that buildeth בֹּנֶה bōnê בָּנָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • a town עִיר ʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular
  • with blood בְּדָמִים bĕdāmîm דָּם Noun · masculine plural · with preposition
  • and stablisheth וְכוֹנֵן wĕkônēn כּוּן Verb · polel sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • a city קִרְיָה qiryâ קִרְיָה Noun · feminine singular
  • by iniquity בְּעַוְלָה bĕʿawlâ עֶוֶל Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition

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