Habakkuk 2:9 KJV — MannaFest

Habakkuk 2:9

Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

KJV

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ASV

Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

WEB

Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!

YLT

Woe to him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,

DBT

Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!

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Habakkuk — A prophet in dialogue with God — two complaints, two answers, a psalm. ‘The just shall live by his faith’ — cited three times in the NT.

Author: Habakkuk the prophet (1:1)
Date: Late 7th c. BC, shortly before the Babylonian rise to dominance

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42 verses on the floor

Luke 12:15
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Obadiah 1:4
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.
Isaiah 5:8
Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
Zechariah 5:4
I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
Jeremiah 49:16
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.

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The very same "evil covetousness" that was the cause of Jehoiakim's being given up to the Chaldean oppressor (Jer 22:13) shall be the cause of the Chaldean's own destruction. set his nest on high-- (Nu 24:21; The image is from an eagle (Job 39:27). The royal citadel is meant.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

The crime for which this woe is denounced is much the same with that in the foregoing article--an insatiable desire of wealth and honour; it is coveting an evil covetousness to his house, that is, grasping at an abundance for his family.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

HAB 2:9OBA 1:4 AMO 9:2
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
HAB 2:9OBA 1:4 ISA 14:12-15
HAB 2:9OBA 1:4 JOB 20:6-7
HAB 2:9OBA 1:4 JER 51:53
HAB 2:9OBA 1:4 JER 49:16
HAB 2:9JER 49:16 ISA 49:25
HAB 2:9JER 49:16 JOB 39:27
HAB 2:9JER 49:16 ISA 14:13-15

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