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Habakkuk 2:9

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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!

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  1. Habakkuk 2:7

    Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

  2. Habakkuk 2:8

    Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

  3. Habakkuk 2:10

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

  4. Habakkuk 2:11

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

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