Habakkuk 2:6-20

6“Will all of these not 1take up a song of ridicule against him, Even a saying and insinuations against him And say, ‘2Woe to him who increases what is not his-- For how long-- And makes himself 3rich with debts!’7Will 4your creditors not 5rise up suddenly, And those who 6collect from you awaken? Indeed, you will become plunder for them.8Since you have 7looted many nations, All the rest of the peoples will loot you-- Because of human bloodshed and violence 8done to the land, To the town and all its inhabitants.

9“Woe to him who makes 9evil profit for his household, To 10put his nest on high, To be saved from the hand of catastrophe!10You have planned a 11shameful thing for your house By bringing many peoples to an end; So you are 12sinning against yourself.11For the 13stone will cry out from the wall, And the rafter will answer it from the 14framework.

12“Woe to him who 15builds a city with bloodshed, And founds a town with 16violence!13Is it not indeed from the Lord of armies That peoples 17labor merely for fire, And nations become weary for nothing?14For the earth will be 18filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea.

15“Woe to him who makes his neighbor drink; 19To you who mix in your venom even to make your neighbors drunk, So as to look at their genitalia!16You will be filled with disgrace rather than honor. 20Drink, you yourself, and 21expose your own foreskin! The 22cup in the Lord’s right hand will come around to you, And 23utter disgrace will come upon your glory.17For the 24violence 25done to Lebanon will 26overwhelm you, And the devastation of its animals 27by which you terrified them, 28Because of human bloodshed and 29violence 30done to the land, To the town and all its inhabitants.

18“What 31benefit is a carved image when its maker has carved it, Or a cast metal image, a 32teacher of falsehood? For its maker 33trusts in his own handiwork When he fashions speechless idols.19Woe to him who 34says to a piece of wood, ‘35Awake!’ To a mute stone, ‘Arise!’ That is your teacher? Behold, it is overlaid with 36gold and silver, Yet there is 37no breath at all inside it.20But the 38Lord is in His holy temple. 39Let all the earth 40be silent before Him.”