Habakkuk 2:9
“¶ Woe to him that coueteth an euill couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that hee may be deliuered from the power of euill.”
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Habakkuk 2:9 Context
7Shall they not rise vp suddenly that shall bite thee? and awake, that shall vexe thee? and thou shalt be for booties vnto them? 8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shal spoile thee: because of mens blood, and for the violence of the land, of the citie, and of all that dwell therein. 9¶ Woe to him that coueteth an euill couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that hee may be deliuered from the power of euill. 10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house, by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soule. 11For the stone shall crie out of the wall, and the beame out of the timber shall answere it.
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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!
- King James Version
"Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house To put his nest on high, To be delivered from the hand of calamity!
- New American Standard Version (1995)