American Standard Version
"Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity! "
— Habakkuk 2:12, American Standard Version
“Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!”
“Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!”
“Woe to the one who builds a city by bloodshed– he who starts a town by unjust deeds.”
“Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and prepareth a city by iniquity.”
“A curse on him who is building a place with blood, and basing a town on evil-doing!”
“Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!”
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!
Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul.
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, to thee that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!