Habakkuk 2:9
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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!”
רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
קֵן
nest/ his
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קֵן
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
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בָּצַע
one who gains
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בָּצַע
figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
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בֶּצַע
unjust gain
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בֶּצַע
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
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