A moment in scripture
Habakkuk 2:11
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For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
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The surrounding passage
- 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!
- Habakkuk 2:10
Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
- Habakkuk 2:12
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
- Habakkuk 2:13
Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.