Habakkuk 2:9
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!
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 …
Other Translations
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!
Woe <FI>to<Fi> him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,
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!
Cross References
Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt …
The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that …
Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall …
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou …
And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to …
And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, …
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from …
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in …
The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded …