HAB 2:9 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὢ ὁ πλεονεκτῶν πλεονεξίαν κακὴν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ, τοῦ τάξαι εἰς ὕψος νοσσιὰν αὐτοῦ, τοῦ ἐκσπασθῆναι ἐκ χειρὸς κακῶν.
(Ō ho pleonektōn pleonexian kakaʸn tōi oikōi autou, tou taxai eis hupsos nossian autou, tou ekspasthaʸnai ek ⱪeiros kakōn. )

BrTr Woe to him that covets an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evils.

ULT ‘Woe to the one who carves out evil gains for his house,
⇔ so he can set his nest on high to keep himself safe from the hand of evil.’

UST Terrible things will happen to you people of Babylonia who build big houses
⇔ with money that you got by forcing others to give it to you.
⇔ You are proud, and you think that your houses will be safe
⇔ because you have built them in places where you can easily defend them.

BSB ⇔ Woe to him who builds his house
⇔ by unjust gain,
⇔ to place his nest on high
⇔ and escape the hand of disaster!

OEB ⇔ Woe to you who seeks unjust gain for your dynasty,
⇔ who sets your nest on high to be safe from the reach of misfortune!

WEBBE Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead.
⇔ He does this so he can build his nest way up high
⇔ and escape the clutches of disaster.

LSV Woe [to] him who is gaining evil gain for his house,
To set his nest on high,
To be delivered from the hand of evil,

FBV What disaster is coming to you who build houses through dishonest gain! You think you can place your “nest” so high it will be safe from disaster.

T4T ⇔ Terrible things will happen to you people of Babylonia who build big houses
⇔ with money that you got by forcing others to give it to you.
⇔ You are proud and you think that your houses will be safe
⇔ because you have built them in places where you can easily defend them.

LEB • him who obtains profit from evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, • to be saved from the hand of misfortune!

BBE A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!

Moff No Moff HAB book available

JPS Woe to him that gaineth evil gains for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

ASV 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!

DRA Woe to him that gathereth together an evil covetousness to his house, that his nest may be on high, and thinketh he may be delivered out of the hand of evil.

YLT Woe [to] him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,

Drby Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!

RV 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!

Wbstr 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!

KJB-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![fn][fn]

2.9 coveteth…: or, gaineth and evil gain

2.9 power…: Heb. palm of the hand

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn][fn][fn]Woe to him that coueteth an euill couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that hee may be deliuered from the power of euill.
(¶ Woe to him that coueteth an evil couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil.)

2:9 Ier.22.13.

2:9 Or, gaineth an euill gaine.

2:9 Heb. palme of the hand.

Bshps Wo he that coueteth an euyll couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on hie, to escape from the power of euyll.
(Woe he that coueteth an evil couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on hie, to escape from the power of evil.)

Gnva Ho, he that coueteth an euil couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on hie, to escape from the power of euil.
(Ho, he that coueteth an evil couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on hie, to escape from the power of evil. )

Cvdl Wo vnto him, that couetously gathereth euell gotten goodes in to his house: that he maye set his nest an hye, to escape from the power of mysfortune.
(Woe unto him, that couetously gathereth evil gotten goodes in to his house: that he may set his nest an hye, to escape from the power of mysfortune.)

Wycl Wo to hym that gaderith yuel coueitise to his hous, that his nest be in hiy, and gessith hym for to be delyuered of the hond of yuel.
(Woe to him that gaderith evil coueitise to his house, that his nest be in hiy, and gessith him for to be delivered of the hand of evil.)

Luth Wehe dem, der da geizet zum Unglück seines Hauses, auf daß er sein Nest in die Höhe lege, daß er dem Unfall entrinne!
(Woe to_him, the/of_the there geizet for_the Unglück his houses, on that he his nest in the Höhe lege, that he to_him Unfall entrinne!)

ClVg Væ qui congregat avaritiam malam domui suæ, ut sit in excelso nidus ejus, et liberari se putat de manu mali !
(Alas who congregat avaritiam malam domui suæ, as let_it_be in excelso nidus his, and liberari se putat about by_hand mali ! )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) the one who carves out evil gains

(Some words not found in UHB: woe obtains gain evil for,house,his to,set in/on/at/with,high nest,his to,escape from,hand harm )

A person making a profit by violent means is spoken of as if he were “carving out” gains from something.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) the one who carves out evil gains for his house

(Some words not found in UHB: woe obtains gain evil for,house,his to,set in/on/at/with,high nest,his to,escape from,hand harm )

The word “house” is a metonym for “family”. Alternate translation: “the one who makes his family rich by violent means”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) so he can set his nest on high to keep himself safe from the hand of evil

(Some words not found in UHB: woe obtains gain evil for,house,his to,set in/on/at/with,high nest,his to,escape from,hand harm )

The person who builds his house is spoken of as if he were a bird that builds its nest in a high place. The man thinks that his house is secure and free from danger, just as predators are unable to reach the nest.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) safe from the hand of evil

(Some words not found in UHB: woe obtains gain evil for,house,his to,set in/on/at/with,high nest,his to,escape from,hand harm )

Here the word “hand” is a metonym for power, and the word “evil” is a metonym for people who do evil things. Alternate translation: “safe from the power of evil” or “safe from people who will harm him”

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