HAB 2:12 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Οὐαὶ ὁ οἰκοδομῶν πόλιν ἐν αἵμασι, καὶ ἑτοιμάζων πόλιν ἐν ἀδικίαις.
(Ouai ho oikodomōn polin en haimasi, kai hetoimazōn polin en adikiais.)

BrTr Woe to him that builds a city with blood, and establishes a city by unrighteousness.

ULT ‘Woe to the one building a city with bloodshed,
⇔ and who establishes a town with injustice.’

UST Terrible things will happen to you people of Babylonia who kill people in order to build cities,
⇔ cities that you build by using money that you have gotten by committing crimes.

BSB Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed
⇔ and establishes a town by iniquity!

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB ⇔ Woe to the person who builds a city by bloodshed,
⇔ and founds a town by crime

WEBBE Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The one who builds a city by bloodshed is as good as dead –
⇔ he who starts a town by unjust deeds.

LSV Woe [to] him who is building a city by blood,
And establishing a city by iniquity.

FBV What disaster is coming to you who build cities with bloodshed, who found cities built on wickedness!

T4T ⇔ Terrible things will happen to you people of Babylonia who kill people [MTY] in order to build cities,
⇔ cities that you build by using money that you have gotten by committing crimes.

LEB • Woe to him who builds a city by bloodguilt,
• and who founds a city by wickedness!

BBE A curse on him who is building a place with blood, and basing a town on evil-doing!

Moff Woe to him who builds a city up by bloodshed,
⇔ founds a town on crime!

JPS Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!

ASV Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!

DRA Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and prepareth a city by iniquity.

YLT Woe [to] him who is building a city by blood, And establishing a city by iniquity.

Drby Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by unrighteousness!

RV Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
(Woe to him that buildeth/builds a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!)

SLT Wo! to him building a city with bloods, and preparing a city by iniquity.

Wbstr Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!

KJB-1769 ¶ Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity![fn]
(¶ Woe to him that buildeth/builds a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!)

2.12 blood: Heb. bloods

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Woe to him that buildeth a towne with blood, and stablisheth a citie by iniquitie.
(¶ Woe to him that buildeth/builds a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity.)

2:12 Heb. bloods.

Bshps Wo vnto him that buyldeth a towne with blood, and erecteth a citie by iniquitie.
(Woe unto him that buildeth/builds a town with blood, and erecteth a city by iniquity.)

Gnva Wo vnto him that buildeth a towne with blood, and erecteth a citie by iniquitie.
(Woe unto him that buildeth/builds a town with blood, and erecteth a city by iniquity.)

Cvdl Wo vnto him, yt buyldeth the towne with bloude, and maynteneth ye cite with vnrightuousnes.
(Woe unto him, it buildeth/builds the town with blood, and maynteneth ye/you_all cite with unrighteousness.)

Wycl Wo to hym that bildith a citee in bloodis, and makith redi a citee in wickidnesse.
(Woe to him that buildeth/builds a city in bloods, and maketh/makes ready a city in wickedness.)

Luth Wehe dem, der die Stadt mit Blut bauet und zurichtet die Stadt mit Unrecht!
(Woe to_him, the/of_the the city with blood builds and preparationt the city with injustice!)

ClVg Væ qui ædificat civitatem in sanguinibus, et præparat urbem in iniquitate !
(Alas/Woe who/which builds the_city in/into/on with_blood, and prepare city in/into/on iniquity !)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

ה֛וֹי בֹּנֶ֥ה עִ֖יר בְּ⁠דָמִ֑ים

woe (Some words not found in UHB: woe building (a)_city by,blood(s) and,he_establishes town by,injustice )

The word Woe here communicates a warning about coming disaster. If a speaker of your language would not express this as an exclamation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [Terrible things will happen to the one building a city with bloodshed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בֹּנֶ֥ה עִ֖יר

(Some words not found in UHB: woe building (a)_city by,blood(s) and,he_establishes town by,injustice )

The author is not referring to one specific person but to anyone who does this. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this idea using a different form. Alternate translation: [anyone who builds a city]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠דָמִ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: woe building (a)_city by,blood(s) and,he_establishes town by,injustice )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of bloodshed, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [by working people so hard they die]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠עַוְלָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: woe building (a)_city by,blood(s) and,he_establishes town by,injustice )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of injustice, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [by acting unjustly]

Parallel HAB 2:12