Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Context
This verse from Habakkuk Chapter 2 connects to 10 cross-references. Habakkuk waits at his watchtower for God's answer. The famous reply: 'the righteous shall live by his faith.' Five woes follow against the wicked conqueror who heaps up plunder, builds cities with blood, and puts neighbors to shame by exposing …
Autres traductions
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!
Do not these--all of them--against him a simile taken up, And a moral of acute sayings for him, And say, Woe <FI>to<Fi> him who is multiplying <FI>what is<Fi> not his? Till when also is he multiplying to himself heavy pledges?
Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!
Références croisées
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of …
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to …
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken …
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is …
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are …