Charles Spurgeon Commentary Habakkuk 2:8-9

"Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder thee, because of men`s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein. Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!" — Habakkuk 2:8-9 (ASV)

He imagines, when he becomes rich by oppressing others, that he will himself be safe from harm. He says that he will secure his primary advantage; the one who has much gold imagines that he will be able to protect himself from sorrow; but this is what God has to say about that matter: