Habakkuk 2:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But the LORD All-Powerful sends up in flames what nations and people work so hard to gain.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:31

Someone told David, “Ahithophel is helping Absalom plot against you!” David said, “Please, LORD, keep Ahithophel's plans from working!”

Psalm 39:6

and it disappears like a shadow. Our struggles are senseless; we store up more and more, without ever knowing who will get it all.

Proverbs 21:30

No matter how much you know or what plans you make, you can't defeat the LORD.

Isaiah 50:11

Go ahead and walk in the light of the fires you have lit. But with his own hand, the LORD will punish you and make you suffer.

Isaiah 55:2

Why waste your money on what isn't really food? Why work hard for something that doesn't satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and you will enjoy the very best foods.

Jeremiah 51:58

The thick walls of that city will be torn down, and its huge gates burnt. Everything that nation worked so hard to gain will go up in smoke.

Jeremiah 51:64

“This is how Babylon will sink when the LORD destroys it. Everyone in the city will die, and it won't have the strength to rise again.” Jeremiah's writing ends here.

Malachi 1:4

Esau's descendants may say, “Although our nation Edom is in ruins, we will rebuild.” But I, the LORD All-Powerful, promise to tear down whatever they build. Then everyone will know that I will never stop being angry with them as long as they are so sinful.