Habakkuk 2:11
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
‖‖For the stone shall crie out of the wall, and the beame out of the timber shall answere it.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, piece, or, fastening.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, witnesse against it.
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- Luke 19:40Rank 1 from verse 11
- Joshua 24:27Rank 2 from verse 11
27And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
27And Ioshua saide vnto all the people, Behold, this stone shalbe a witnesse vnto vs; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which hee spake vnto vs; it shall be there for a witnesse vnto you, lest ye deny your God.
- James 5:3–4Rank 3 from verse 11
3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
4Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
3Your gold and siluer is cankered, and the rust of them shall bee a witnesse against you, and shall eate your flesh as it were fire: ye haue heaped treasure together for the last dayes.
4Beholde, the hire of the labourers which haue reaped downe your fieldes, which is of you kept backe by fraud, cryeth: and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lord of Sabaoth.
- Job 31:38–40Rank 4 from verse 11
38If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
38If my land cry against me, or that the furrowes likewise thereof †complaine:
39If I haue †eaten the fruits thereof without money, or haue †caused the owners thereof to loose their life:
40Let thistles grow in stead of wheat, and ‖cockle in stead of barley. The words of Iob are ended.
- Genesis 4:10Rank 5 from verse 11
- Hebrews 12:24Rank 6 from verse 11
- Revelation 6:10Rank 7 from verse 11
10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
10And they cried with a lowd voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, doest thou not iudge and auenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
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Habakkuk 2:11
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A vocal call, shout, proclamation, alarm, wail, or other utterance, often loud. 2. An earnest appeal, prayer, complaint, or outcry for help, justice, or attention. 3. As a verb, to call out, shout, proclaim, wail, appeal, pray, or complain; figuratively, to bear urgent witness or demand notice.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Sense 1: A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place. Sense 2: Figuratively, a defense or protection.
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A large, long piece of timber used as a support, bar, or weaver's beam; in the eye figure, such a timber represents a conspicuous fault.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A reply or response. Sense 2: As a verb, to reply, respond, or give account.
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10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house, by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soule.
11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
11‖‖For the stone shall crie out of the wall, and the beame out of the timber shall answere it.
Selected passage12¶ Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
12¶ *†Woe to him that buildeth a towne with blood, and stablisheth a citie by iniquitie.