Habakkuk 2:9 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Woe to him who obtains wicked gain for his house, [who thinks by so doing] to set his nest on high that he may be preserved from calamity and delivered from the power of evil! More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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! American Standard Version (1901) Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil! Common English Bible Doom to the one making evil gain for his own house, for putting his own nest up high, for delivering himself from the grasp of calamity. Catholic Public Domain Version Woe to him who gathers together an evil greed for his house, so that his nest may be exalted, and thinking that he might free himself from the hand of evil. |