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and that ladeth himself with pledges!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>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!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Thou hast consulted shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thy soul.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that addest thy venom thereto, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and be as one uncircumcised: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and foul shame shall be upon thy glory.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of the beasts, which made them afraid; because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>What profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and the teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">English Revised Version, 1885<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../habakkuk/1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Habakkuk 1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../habakkuk/3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Habakkuk 3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/habakkuk/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>