12 Woe unto him that buildeth a town with blood, and erecteth a city by iniquity.

13 Behold, is it not of the [a]Lord of hosts, that the people shall labor in the very fire? the people shall even weary themselves for very vanity.

14 For the earth shall [b]be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:13 Meaning, that God will not defer his vengeance long, but will come and destroy all their labors, as though they were consumed with fire.
  2. Habakkuk 2:14 In the destruction of the Babylonians his glory shall appear through all the world.

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