Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!
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!
Note coveteth…: or, gaineth and evil gain
Note power…: Heb. palm of the hand
Woe to him who gets 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 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!
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- that coveteth an evil covetousness
- or, that gaineth an evilgain.
- Genesis 13:10–13; Genesis 19:26–38; Deuteronomy 7:25, 26; Joshua 7:21–26; 1 Kings 21:2–4, 19–24; 2 Kings 5:20–27; Job 20:19–28; Jeremiah 22:13–19; Zechariah 5:1–4; Acts 1:17–25; Jude 1:11
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- Psalm 10:3–6; Psalm 49:11; Psalm 52:7; Proverbs 18:11, 12; Isaiah 28:15; Isaiah 47:7–9; Jeremiah 49:16; Obadiah 1:4