What does Habakkuk 2:11 mean?

Habakkuk 2:11 highlights themes such as testimony, judgment, truth when read in context.

How should I apply Habakkuk 2:11 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

9Woe 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!

10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

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?

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Luke 19:40
Jesus states that if His followers were silent, the stones would cry out, similar to the imagery in Habakkuk.
Matthew 5:14
This verse emphasizes being a light, contrasting the silence of the stones.
Romans 8:22
Creation itself testifies to the truth of God, similar to the stones crying out.