Habakkuk 2:6

Easy To Read Version

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.’

Cross References

Psalm 94:3

Lord, how long will wicked people\par have their fun?\par How much longer, Lord?\par

Proverbs 22:16

These two things will make you poor—hurting poor people to make yourself rich, and giving gifts to rich people.

Isaiah 10:13

The king of Assyria {\cf2\super [118]} says, “I am very wise. By my own wisdom and power I have done many great things. I have defeated many nations. I have taken their wealth. And I have taken their people to be slaves. I am a very powerful man.

Isaiah 44:20

That man does not know what he is doing. He is confused, so his heart leads him the wrong way. That man can’t save himself. And he can’t see that he is doing wrong. That man will not say, “This statue I am holding is a false god.”

Isaiah 5:8

You people live very close together. You build houses until there is no place for anything else. But \{the Lord will punish you, and\} you will be made to live alone. You will be the only people in the whole land! {\cf2\super [49]}

Isaiah 55:2

Why waste your money on something\par that is not real food?\par Why should you work for something\par that does not really satisfy you?\par Listen very closely to me,\par and you will eat the good food.\par You will enjoy the food\par that satisfies your soul.\par

Jeremiah 17:11

Sometimes a bird will hatch an egg\par that it did not lay.\par A person that cheats to get money\par is like that bird.\par When that man’s life is half finished,\par he will lose the money.\par At the end of his life, it will be clear\par that he was a foolish person.”\par

Jeremiah 29:22

All of the Jewish captives will use those men as examples when they ask for bad things to happen to other people. Those captives will say: ‘May the Lord treat you like Zedekiah and Ahab. The king of Babylon burned those two in the fire!’

Jeremiah 50:13

The Lord will show his anger,\par so no people will live there.\par Babylon will be completely empty.\par Everyone that passes by Babylon\par will be afraid.\par They will shake their heads when they see\par how badly it has been destroyed.\par

Ezekiel 32:21

“Strong and powerful men were killed in battle. Those foreigners went down to the place of death. And from that place, those men that were killed will speak to Egypt and his helpers.

Micah 2:4

Then people will sing songs about you.\par People will sing this sad song:\par ‘We are ruined!\par The Lord took away our land.\par And gave it to other people.\par Yes, he took my land away from me.\par The Lord has divided our fields\par \{among our enemies\}.\par

Habakkuk 1:15

The enemy catches all of them\par with hooks and nets.\par The enemy catches them in his net\par and drags them in.\par And the enemy is very happy\par with what he caught.\par

Habakkuk 2:12

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

Habakkuk 2:13

The Lord All-Powerful has decided that a fire will destroy everything that those people worked to build. All their work will be for nothing.

Numbers 23:18

Then Balaam said these things:

Numbers 23:7

Then Balaam said these things:

Luke 12:20

But God said to that man, ‘Foolish man! Tonight you will die. So what about the things you prepared for yourself? Who will get those things now?’

1 Peter 4:7

The time is near when all things will end. So keep your minds clear, and control yourselves. This will help you to pray.