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Because you have (A)taken many nations as spoil,
All that is left of the peoples will take you as spoil—
Because of human bloodshed and violence [a]done to the land,
To the town and all its inhabitants.

“Woe to him who is greedy for (B)evil gain for his house
To (C)put his nest on high,
To be delivered from the hand of evil!
10 You have counseled a (D)shameful thing for your house
By cutting off many peoples;
So you are (E)sinning against your own soul.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:8 Lit of the land