New International Version (NIV)
9“Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain,
setting his nest on high
to escape the clutches of ruin!
Habakkuk 2:9
Habakkuk 2:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
9¶“Woe to him who makes evil profit for his household,
To put his nest on high,
To be saved from the hand of catastrophe!
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
9“Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house
To put his nest on high,
To be delivered from the hand of calamity!
Amplified Bible (AMP)
9¶“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who obtains wicked gain for his house [and thinks by so doing]
To set his nest on high,
That he may be rescued from the hand of evil.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
9Woe to him who builds his house
by unjust gain,
to place his nest on high
and escape the hand of disaster!
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
9“How terrible it will be for the Babylonians!
They build their kingdom with money
that they gained by cheating others.
They have tried to make the kingdom
as secure as possible.
After all, they did not want to be destroyed.