KJV King James Version
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth [that which is] not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth [that which is] not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
WEB World English Bible
Won’t all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, ‘Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?’
ASV American Standard Version
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Do not these—all of them—against him a simile taken up, And a moral of acute sayings for him, And say, Woe to him who is multiplying what is not his? Till when also is he multiplying to himself heavy pledges?
Surrounding context — Habakkuk 2
3 For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
4 Behold, his soul [which] is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, [he is] a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and [is] as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth [that which is] not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
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?
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!
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הֲלוֹא־H3808 · lonotאֵ֣לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseכֻלָּ֗םH3605 · kolallעָלָיו֙H5921 · aluponמָשָׁ֣לH4912 · ma.shalproverbיִשָּׂ֔אוּH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseוּמְלִיצָ֖הH4426 · me.li.tsahmockeryחִיד֣וֹתH2420 · chi.dahriddleל֑וֹH9033 · ohimוְיֹאמַ֗רH559 · a.marto sayה֚וֹיH1945 · hoywoe!הַמַּרְבֶּ֣הH7235 · ra.vahto multiplyלֹּא־H3808 · lonotל֔וֹH9033 · ohimעַד־H5704 · adtillמָתַ֕יH4970 · ma.tayhowוּמַכְבִּ֥ידH3513 · ka.vadto honor: honourעָלָ֖יוH5921 · aluponעַבְטִֽיט׃H5671 · av.titdebt
Cross-references
Isaiah 14:4-19That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!Numbers 23:7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, [saying], Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.Micah 2:4In that day shall [one] take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, [and] say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed [it] from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.Jeremiah 29:22And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which [are] in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;Jeremiah 50:13Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.Job 20:15-29He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.Isaiah 44:20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, [Is there] not a lie in my right hand?Job 22:6-10For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.James 5:1-4Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].Jeremiah 51:34-35Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.Proverbs 22:16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.Habakkuk 2:13Behold, [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?1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.Ezekiel 32:21The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.Luke 12:20But God said unto him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?Psalm 94:3LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?Habakkuk 1:9-10They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up [as] the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.Numbers 23:18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
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