11 “Surely the (A)stone will cry out from the wall,
And the rafter will answer it from the [a]framework.

12 “Woe to him who (B)builds a city with bloodshed
And founds a town with [b]violence!
13 “Is it not indeed from the Lord of hosts
That peoples (C)toil for fire,
And nations grow weary for nothing?

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:11 Lit wood
  2. Habakkuk 2:12 Or injustice