Revised Literal Translation

Habakkuk 2:11-13

11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.1 2

12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!3 13Behold, is it not of Yhwh of Armies that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?4

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Notes

1. Habakkuk 2:11 beam: or, piece, or, fastening. ↩
2. Habakkuk 2:11 answer it: or, witness against it. ↩
3. Habakkuk 2:12 blood: Heb. bloods. ↩
4. Habakkuk 2:13 for…: or, in vain? ↩

Commentaries on Habakkuk 2

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Calvin’s Commentaries
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings