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Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall [a]bite thee, and awake that shall [b]vex thee, and thou shalt be for booty unto them? 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!

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  1. Habakkuk 2:7 Or, exact usury of thee
  2. Habakkuk 2:7 Or, toss thee to and fro