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Woe to him who builds a town with blood, and establishes a city by iniquity!
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The Curse on Unjust Foundations
Commentators agree that this verse pronounces a divine curse on any enterprise, city, or empire built through violence, oppression, and exploitation. Albert Barnes uses the example of Babylon, which looked magnificent but was built on cruelty. This 'inward rottenness' guaranteed its eventual fall, demonstrating a universal principle: any greatness achieved by ignoring God's laws of justice is doomed from its foundation.
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Habakkuk
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity! - Nebuchadnezzar "encircled the inner city with th…
19th Century
Anglican
The destruction of the Chaldeans has until now been only implied. It is now plainly foretold in a denunciatory song, put into the mouths of the inv…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet here introduces a new personification. He had previously prepared a common song, which would be on everyone's lips. He now ascribes spe…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Woe to him that builds a town with blood, and establishesa city by iniquity ! ] This …
The prophet proclaims the doom of all proud and oppressive powers that weigh heavily upon God's people. The lusts of the flesh, the lust of the eye…
