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Habakkuk 2:9-14

2:9

Woe
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to him that coveteth
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an evil
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covetousness
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to his house
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that he may set
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his nest
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on high
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that he may be delivered
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from the power
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of evil
<07451>_!

{coveteth...: or, gaineth and evil gain} {power...: Heb. palm of the hand}

2:10

Thou hast consulted
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shame
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to thy house
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by cutting off
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many
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people
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and hast sinned
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[against] thy soul
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2:11

For the stone
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shall cry out
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of the wall
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and the beam out
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of the timber
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shall answer
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it. {beam: or, piece, or, fastening} {answer it: or, witness against it}

2:12

Woe
<01945>

to him that buildeth
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a town
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with blood
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and stablisheth
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a city
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by iniquity
<05766>_!

{blood: Heb. bloods}

2:13

Behold, [is it] not of the LORD
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of hosts
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that the people
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shall labour
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in the very
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fire
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and the people
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shall weary
<03286> (8799)

themselves for very
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vanity
<07385>_?

{for...: or, in vain?}

2:14

For the earth
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shall be filled
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with the knowledge
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of the glory
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of the LORD
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as the waters
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cover
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the sea
<03220>_.

{with...: or, by knowing the glory}