Habakkuk 2:12 meaning and explanation

Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!

Habakkuk 2:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Habakkuk has been questioning why God allows injustice, and God answers that Babylon, the proud empire, will be judged. In verse 12 the prophet pronounces the third of five woes against that empire.

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