Habakkuk 2:11-13
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 2
11For the stone will cry out from the wall, And the rafter will answer it from the framework. 12'Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed, And founds a town with violence! 13Is it not indeed from the Lord of armies That peoples labor merely for fire, And nations become weary for nothing?King James Version
Chapter 2
11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. 12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity! 13Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 2
11For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will answer them from the woodwork. 12Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and founds a town with injustice! 13Is it not from the Lord of Armies that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?New Living Translation
English Standard Version
New International Version
Chapter 2
11The stones of the wall will cry out, and the beams of the woodwork will echo it. 12Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by injustice! 13Has not the LORD Almighty determined that the people's labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?New King James Version