What does Habakkuk 2:12 mean?

Habakkuk 2:12 highlights themes such as injustice, building, iniquity when read in context.

How should I apply Habakkuk 2:12 today?

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

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

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?

14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

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Isaiah 28:15
Both verses discuss the futility of building on injustice.
Micah 3:10
This verse condemns those who build with blood, similar to Habakkuk's warning.
James 5:4
This verse highlights the cries of the oppressed, linking to the theme of injustice.