12 “Woe to him who (A)builds a city with bloodshed
And founds a town with [a]violence!
13 “Is it not indeed from the Lord of hosts
That peoples (B)toil for fire,
And nations grow weary for nothing?
14 “For the earth will be (C)filled
With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,
As the waters cover the sea.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:12 Or injustice