Verse Comparison: Habakkuk 2:12
<< Habakkuk 2:11 Habakkuk 2:13 >> American Standard Version
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!Amplified® Bible
Woe to him who builds a town with blood and establishes a city by iniquity!Contemporary English Version
You're doomed! You built a city on crime and violence.Darby English Version
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by unrighteousness!Good News Bible
You are doomed! You founded a city on crime and built it up by murder.King James Version
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!New American Standard Bible
"Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed And founds a town with violence!New International Version
"Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
and establishes a town by crime!New King James Version
“ Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed,
Who establishes a city by iniquity!N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed And founds a town with violence!Revised Standard Version
Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and founds a city on iniquity!Young's Literal Translation
Wo `to' him who is building a city by blood, And establishing a city by iniquity.
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