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Habakkuk 2:9
New English Translation
Habakkuk 2:9
New English Translation
9 The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead.[a]
He does this so he can build his nest way up high
and escape the clutches of disaster.[b]
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 2:9 tn Heb “Woe [to] the one who profits unjustly by evil unjust gain for his house.” On the term הוֹי (hoy) see the note on the word “dead” in v. 6.
- Habakkuk 2:9 tn Heb “to place his nest in the heights in order to escape from the hand of disaster.” sn Here the Babylonians are compared to a bird, perhaps an eagle, that builds its nest in an inaccessible high place where predators cannot reach it.
Habakkuk 2:9
King James Version
Habakkuk 2:9
King James Version
9 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!
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