Habakkuk
Habakkuk 2:12
12Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
and establishes a town by iniquity!
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woe | ה֛וֹי | hō·w | Interjection | H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha |
| to him who builds | בֹּנֶ֥ה | bō·neh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1129 build |
| a city | עִ֖יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| with bloodshed | בְּדָמִ֑ים | bə·ḏā·mîm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H1818 blood |
| and establishes | וְכוֹנֵ֥ן | wə·ḵō·w·nên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| a town | קִרְיָ֖ה | qir·yāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7151 town, city |
| by iniquity | בְּעַוְלָֽה׃ | bə·‘aw·lāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H5766 injustice, unrighteousness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Micah 3:10 · Nahum 3:1 · Daniel 4:27–31 · Revelation 17:6 · Jeremiah 22:13–17 · Joshua 6:26 · Genesis 4:11–17 · John 11:47–50 · Ezekiel 24:9 · 1 Kings 16:34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.