KJV King James Version
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
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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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.
WEB World English Bible
For the stone will cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the woodwork will answer it.
ASV American Standard Version
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For a stone from the wall doth cry out, And a holdfast from the wood answereth it.
Surrounding context — 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.
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!
10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned [against] thy soul.
11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
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?
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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Luke 19:40And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.Joshua 24:27And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.James 5:3-4Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.Job 31:38-40If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;Genesis 4:10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.Hebrews 12:24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.Revelation 6:10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
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