Habakkuk 2:11 KJV — MannaFest

Habakkuk 2:11

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

For a stone from the wall doth cry out, And a holdfast from the wood answereth it.

DBT

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

About this book

Old Testament

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Habakkuk — A prophet in dialogue with God — two complaints, two answers, a psalm. ‘The just shall live by his faith’ — cited three times in the NT.

Author: Habakkuk the prophet (1:1)
Date: Late 7th c. BC, shortly before the Babylonian rise to dominance

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Luke 19:40
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Joshua 24:27
And 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 5:3–4
Your 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 31:38–40
If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
Genesis 4:10
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

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The crime for which this woe is denounced is much the same with that in the foregoing article--an insatiable desire of wealth and honour; it is coveting an evil covetousness to his house, that is, grasping at an abundance for his family.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The stones and timber cry to heaven for vengeance, as the whole creation groans under the sin of man and waits to be delivered from that bondage of corruption. (3.) Here is a woe against him for building a town and a city by blood and extortion (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

stone . . . cry out--personification. The very stones of thy palace built by rapine shall testify against thee (Lu 19:40). the beam out of the timber--the crossbeam or main rafter connecting the timbers in the walls. shall answer it--namely, the stone.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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