Habakkuk 2:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But they will be mocked with these words: You're doomed! You stored up stolen goods and cheated others of what belonged to them.

Cross References

Psalm 94:3

How long will the wicked celebrate and be glad?

Proverbs 22:16

Cheat the poor to make profit or give gifts to the rich— either way you lose.

Isaiah 10:13

who says: I did these things by my own power because I am clever and wise. I attacked kings like a wild bull, and I took the land and the treasures of their nations.

Isaiah 44:20

How can anyone be stupid enough to trust something that can be burnt to ashes? No one can save themselves like that. Don't they realize that the idols they hold in their hands are not really gods?

Isaiah 5:8

You are in for trouble! You take over house after house and field after field, until there is no room left for anyone else in all the land.

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 17:11

You cheated others, but everything you gained will fly away, like birds hatched from stolen eggs. Then you will discover what fools you are.

Jeremiah 50:13

My anger will destroy Babylon, and no one will live there. Everyone who passes by will be shocked to see what has happened.

Ezekiel 32:21

Brave military leaders killed in battle will gladly welcome you and your allies into the world of the dead.

Micah 2:4

When that happens, this sorrowful song will be sung about you: “Ruined! Completely ruined! The LORD has taken our land and given it to traitors.”

Habakkuk 1:15

Then an enemy comes along and takes them captive with hooks and nets. It makes him so happy

Habakkuk 2:12

You're doomed! You built a city on crime and violence.

Habakkuk 2:13

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

Numbers 23:18

Balaam answered: “Pay close attention to my words—

Numbers 23:7

Balaam said: “King Balak of Moab brought me from the hills of Syria to curse Israel and announce its doom.

Luke 12:20

But God said to him, “You fool! Tonight you will die. Then who will get what you have stored up?”

1 Peter 4:7

Everything will soon come to an end. So be serious and be sensible enough to pray.