Habakkuk 2:9-20

9“WoeH1945 to him who makesH1214 1evilH7451 profitH1215 for his householdH1004, To 2putH7760 his nestH7064 on highH4791, To be savedH5337 from the handH3709 of catastropheH7451!10You have plannedH3289 a 3shamefulH1322 thingH1322 for your houseH1004 By bringingH7096 manyH7227 peoplesH5971 toH7096 anH7096 endH7096; So you are 4sinningH2398 against yourselfH5315.11For the 5stoneH68 will cryH2199 outH2199 from the wallH7023, And the rafterH3714 will answerH6030 it from the 6frameworkH6086.

12“WoeH1945 to him who 7buildsH1129 a cityH5892 with bloodshedH1818, And foundsH3559 a townH7151 with 8violenceH5767!13Is it not indeedH2009 from the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 That peoplesH5971 9laborH3021 merely for fireH784, And nationsH3816 becomeH3286 wearyH3286 for nothingH7385?14For the earthH776 will be 10filledH4390 With the knowledgeH3045 of the gloryH3519 of the LordH3068, As the watersH4325 coverH3680 the seaH3220.

15“WoeH1945 to him who makesH8248 his neighborH7453 drinkH8248; 11To you who mixH5596 in your venomH2534 evenH637 to makeH7937 your neighbors drunkH7937, SoH4616 asH4616 to lookH5027 at their genitaliaH4589!16You will be filledH7646 with disgraceH7036 ratherH4480 thanH4480 honorH3519. 12DrinkH8354, you yourselfH1571, and 13exposeH6188 your own foreskinH6188! The 14cupH3563 in the Lord’sH3068 rightH3225 handH3225 will comeH5437 aroundH5437 to you, And 15utterH7022 disgraceH7022 will come upon your gloryH3519.17For the 16violenceH2555 17done to LebanonH3844 will 18overwhelmH3680 you, And the devastationH7701 of its animalsH929 19by which you terrifiedH2865 them, 20BecauseH4480 of humanH120 bloodshedH1818 and 21violenceH2555 22done to the landH776, To the townH7151 and allH3605 its inhabitantsH3427.

18“WhatH4100 23benefitH3276 is a carvedH6459 imageH6459 whenH3588 its makerH3335 has carvedH6458 it, Or a castH4541 metalH4541 imageH4541, a 24teacherH3384 of falsehoodH8267? For its makerH3335 25trustsH982 in his own handiworkH3336 When he fashionsH6213 speechlessH483 idolsH457.19WoeH1945 to him who 26saysH559 to a piece of woodH6086, ‘27AwakeH7019!’ To a muteH1748 stoneH68, ‘AriseH5782!’ That is your teacherH3384? BeholdH2009, it is overlaidH8610 with 28goldH2091 and silverH3701, Yet thereH369 isH369 29noH369 breathH7307 at allH3605 insideH7130 it.20But the 30LordH3068 is in His holyH6944 templeH1964. 31Let allH3605 the earthH776 32be silentH2013 beforeH4480H6440 Him.”