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Habakkuk 2:12

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Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

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  1. Habakkuk 2:10

    Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

  2. Habakkuk 2:11

    For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

  3. 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?

  4. Habakkuk 2:14

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

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