Habakkuk 2:12
ESV
“Woe to him who builds a town with blood and founds a city on iniquity!
NIV
Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by injustice!
NASB
'Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed, And founds a town with violence!
CSB
Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and founds a town with injustice!
NLT
'What sorrow awaits you who build cities with money gained through murder and corruption!
KJV
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
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VERSION®, NIV® Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®.
The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, Copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
New American Standard Bible Copyright© 1960 - 2020 by The Lockman Foundation.
Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright© 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by Permission.
The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, Copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
New American Standard Bible Copyright© 1960 - 2020 by The Lockman Foundation.
Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright© 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by Permission.