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Habakkuk 2:9

“Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!”

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⁷Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.

⁸Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you— because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.

⁹Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!

¹⁰You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.

¹¹For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.

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