11 For the [a]stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

12 Woe unto him that buildeth a town with blood, and erecteth a city by iniquity.

13 Behold, is it not of the [b]Lord of hosts, that the people shall labor in the very fire? the people shall even weary themselves for very vanity.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:11 The stones of the house shall cry, and say that they are built of blood, and the wood shall answer and say the same of itself.
  2. Habakkuk 2:13 Meaning, that God will not defer his vengeance long, but will come and destroy all their labors, as though they were consumed with fire.

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