Habakkuk 2:12

Easy To Read Version

“It will be very bad for the leader that does wrong and kills people to build a city.

Cross References

1 Kings 16:34

During the time of Ahab, Hiel from Bethel built the town of Jericho again. At the time Hiel started work on the city, his oldest son, Abiram died. And when Hiel built the gates of the city, his youngest son, Segub, died. This happened the way that the Lord said it would happen when he spoke through Joshua son of Nun. [192]

Ezekiel 24:9

“So the Lord my Master says these things:\par ‘It will be bad for that city of murderers!\par I will pile up plenty of wood for the fire.\par

Micah 3:10

You build Zion {\cf2\super [43]} by murdering people. {\cf2\super [44]} \par You build Jerusalem by cheating people!\par

Nahum 3:1

It will be very bad\par for that city of murderers.\par \{Nineveh\} is a city full of lies.\par It is filled with things taken\par from other countries.\par It is filled with plenty of people\par that it hunted and killed!\par

Habakkuk 2:6

But soon enough, all of those people will laugh at him. They will tell stories about his defeat. They will laugh and say, ‘It’s too bad that the man who took so many things will not get to keep them! He made himself rich collecting debts.’

2 Corinthians 1:21

And God is the One who makes you and us strong in Christ. God gave us his special blessing. {\cf2\super [4]}

Joshua 6:26

At that time, Joshua made this important promise. He said:

Revelation 17:6

I saw that the woman was drunk. She was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people. {\cf2\super [127]} She was drunk with the blood of those people who told about \{their faith in\} Jesus.