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HABAKKUK 2:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 1
Hab 2:11Hab 2:13
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
Woe to him who builds a town with blood and founds a city on iniquity!—the fourth woe condemns the imperial city-building that constitutes Babylon's civilization. Every foundation-stone laid in conquest, every structure completed through oppression, represents covenant-violation and moral failure. The vision of cities founded on iniquity invokes the contrast with the true city of God, founded on righteousness.
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Redemption and restoration - Habakkuk 2
God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. Reading the Psalms alongsi...
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