Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape from the reach of disaster!
New American Standard Bible
To
To be delivered from the hand of calamity!
King James Version
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
International Standard Version
"Woe to the one who amasses profit upon unjust profit in order to establish his household, so he can establish a secure place on the heights and escape from the power of evil.
A Conservative Version
Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
American Standard Version
Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
Amplified
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who obtains wicked gain for his house [and thinks by so doing]
To set his nest on high,
That he may be rescued from the hand of evil.
Bible in Basic English
A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!
Darby Translation
Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!
Julia Smith Translation
Wo! to him plundering an evil plunder to his house, to set his nest on high, to deliver from the hand of evil.
King James 2000
Woe to him that covets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of ruin!
Lexham Expanded Bible
Woe to [him who] obtains profit [from] evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be saved from the hand of misfortune!
Modern King James verseion
Woe to him who robs evil booty for his house, to set his nest on high, to be delivered from the hand of evil!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Woe unto him, that covetously gathereth evil gotten goods into his house: that he may set his nest on high, to escape from the power of misfortune.
NET Bible
The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.
New Heart English Bible
Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil.
The Emphasized Bible
Alas! for him who extorteth an extortion of wrong for his own house, - that he may set on high his nest, that he may be delivered from the grasp of calamity.
Webster
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
World English Bible
Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
Youngs Literal Translation
Woe to him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,
Themes
Ambition » Connected with » Covetousness
Covetousness » Woe denounced against
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
Iniquity » Those that build a city with iniquity
Profit » Those that profit from violence
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Habakkuk 2:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Doom On The Unrighteous
8
all the peoples who remain will plunder you—
because of human bloodshed
and violence against lands, cities,
and all who live in them.
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape from the reach of disaster!
by wiping out many peoples
and sinning against your own self.
Cross References
Jeremiah 49:16
your presumptuous heart has deceived you.
You who live in the clefts of the rock,
you who occupy the mountain summit,
though you elevate your nest like the eagle,
even from there I will bring you down.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Genesis 13:10-13
Lot looked out and saw that the entire Jordan Valley
Genesis 19:26-38
But his wife looked back and became a pillar of salt.
Deuteronomy 7:25-26
You must burn up the carved images of their gods. Don’t covet the silver and gold on the images and take it for yourself, or else you will be ensnared by it, for it is abhorrent to the Lord your God.
Joshua 7:21-26
When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Babylon,
1 Kings 21:2-4
So Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard
1 Kings 21:19-24
Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Have you murdered
2 Kings 5:20-27
Gehazi,
Job 20:19-28
he seized a house he did not build.
Psalm 10:3-6
the one who is greedy curses
Psalm 49:11
their homes from generation to generation,
though they have named estates after themselves.
Psalm 52:7
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”
Proverbs 18:11-12
in his imagination it is like a high wall.
Isaiah 28:15
and we have made an agreement with Sheol;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,
it will not touch us,
because we have made falsehood our refuge
and have hidden behind treachery.”
Isaiah 47:7-9
You did not take these things to heart
or think about their outcome.
Jeremiah 22:13-19
through unrighteousness,
his upper rooms through injustice,
who makes his fellow man serve without pay
and will not give him his wages,
Obadiah 1:4
and make your nest among the stars,
even from there I will bring you down.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Zechariah 5:1-4
I looked up again and saw a flying scroll.
Acts 1:17-25
For he was one of our number and was allotted a share in this ministry.”
Jude 1:11
Woe to them! For they have traveled in the way of Cain,