Habakkuk 2:11

Habakkuk 2:11

9 “Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house,
That he may ^aset his nest on high,
That he may be delivered from the¹ power of disaster!

10 You give shameful counsel to your house,
Cutting off many peoples,
And sin against your soul.

11 For the stone will cry out from the wall,
And the beam from the timbers will answer it.

12 “Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed,
Who establishes a city by iniquity!

13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts
That the peoples labor¹ to feed the fire,
And nations weary themselves in vain?

14 For the earth will be filled
With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,
As the waters cover the sea.

15 “Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor,
¹Pressing him to your ^abottle,
Even to make him drunk,
That you may look on¹ his nakedness!

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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stone . . . cry out—personification. The very stones of thy palace built by rapine shall testify against thee (Luke 19:40).

the beam out of the timber—the crossbeam or main rafter connecting the timbers in the walls.

shall answer it—namely, the stone. The stone shall begin and the crossbeam continue the cry against thy rapine.

**Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Habakkuk 2:11:**

Job 31:38
Ecclesiastes 10:20
Luke 19:40

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