Habakkuk 2:12

Bible in Basic English 1965

A curse on him who is building a place with blood, and basing a town on evil-doing!

Cross References

1 Kings 16:34

In his days Hiel made Jericho; he put its base in position at the price of Abiram, his oldest son, and he put its doors in place at the price of his youngest son Segub; even as the Lord had said by Joshua, the son of Nun.

Ezekiel 24:9

For this cause the Lord has said: A curse is on the town of blood! and I will make great the burning mass.

Micah 3:10

They are building up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with evil-doing.

Nahum 3:1

A curse is on the town of blood; it is full of deceit and violent acts; and there is no end to the taking of life.

Habakkuk 2:6

Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!

2 Corinthians 1:21

Now he who makes our faith strong together with you, in Christ, and has given us of his grace, is God;

Joshua 6:26

Then Joshua gave the people orders with an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed before the Lord who puts his hand to the building up of this town: with the loss of his first son will he put the first stone of it in place, and with the loss of his youngest son he will put up its doors.

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman overcome as with the wine of the blood of the saints, and the blood of those put to death because of Jesus. And when I saw her, I was overcome with a great wonder.