Habakkuk 2:9 Cross References

Habakkuk 2:9

9: "How terrible it will be for you who get rich by unjust means! You believe your wealth will buy security, putting your families beyond the reach of danger.

Jeremiah 49:16

  1. You are proud that you inspire fear in others. And you are proud because you live in a rock fortress and hide high in the mountains. But don't fool yourselves! Though you live among the peaks with the eagles, I will bring you crashing down," says the LORD.

Jeremiah 22:13

  1. And the LORD says, "Destruction is certain for Jehoiakim, who builds his palace with forced labor. By not paying wages, he builds injustice into its walls and oppression into its doorframes and ceilings.
  2. He says, `I will build a magnificent palace with huge rooms and many windows, paneled throughout with fragrant cedar and painted a lovely red.'
  3. "But a beautiful palace does not make a great king! Why did your father, Josiah, reign so long? Because he was just and right in all his dealings. That is why God blessed him.
  4. He made sure that justice and help were given to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn't that what it means to know me?" asks the LORD.
  5. "But you! You are full of selfish greed and dishonesty! You murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly."

Joshua 7:21

  1. For I saw a beautiful robe imported from Babylon, two hundred silver coins, and a bar of gold weighing more than a pound. I wanted them so much that I took them. They are hidden in the ground beneath my tent, with the silver buried deeper than the rest."
  2. So Joshua sent some men to make a search. They ran to the tent and found the stolen goods hidden there, just as Achan had said, with the silver buried beneath the rest.
  3. They took the things from the tent and brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites. Then they laid them on the ground in the presence of the LORD.
  4. Then Joshua and all the Israelites took Achan, the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, tent, and everything he had, and they brought them to the valley of Achor.
  5. Then Joshua said to Achan, "Why have you brought trouble on us? The LORD will now bring trouble on you." And all the Israelites stoned Achan and his family and burned their bodies.

Zechariah 5:1

  1. I looked up again and saw a scroll flying through the air.
  2. "What do you see?" the angel asked. "I see a flying scroll," I replied. "It appears to be about thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide. "
  3. Then he said to me, "This scroll contains the curse that is going out over the entire land. One side says that those who steal will be banished from the land; the other side says that those who swear falsely will be banished from the land.
  4. And this is what the LORD Almighty says: I am sending this curse into the house of every thief and into the house of everyone who swears falsely by my name. And my curse will remain in that house until it is completely destroyed--even its timbers and stones."

2 Kings 5:20

  1. But Gehazi, Elisha's servant, said to himself, "My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting his gifts. As surely as the LORD lives, I will chase after him and get something from him."
  2. So Gehazi set off after him. When Naaman saw him running after him, he climbed down from his chariot and went to meet him. "Is everything all right?" Naaman asked.
  3. "Yes," Gehazi said, "but my master has sent me to tell you that two young prophets from the hill country of Ephraim have just arrived. He would like 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them."
  4. "By all means, take 150 pounds of silver," Naaman insisted. He gave him two sets of clothing, tied up the money in two bags, and sent two of his servants to carry the gifts for Gehazi.
  5. But when they arrived at the hill, Gehazi took the gifts from the servants and sent the men back. Then he hid the gifts inside the house.

Psalms 10:3

  1. For they brag about their evil desires; they praise the greedy and curse the LORD.
  2. These wicked people are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead.
  3. Yet they succeed in everything they do. They do not see your punishment awaiting them. They pour scorn on all their enemies.
  4. They say to themselves, "Nothing bad will ever happen to us! We will be free of trouble forever!"

1 Kings 21:19

  1. Give him this message: `This is what the LORD says: Isn't killing Naboth bad enough? Must you rob him, too? Because you have done this, dogs will lick your blood outside the city just as they licked the blood of Naboth!'"
  2. "So my enemy has found me!" Ahab exclaimed to Elijah. "Yes," Elijah answered, "I have come because you have sold yourself to what is evil in the LORD's sight.
  3. The LORD is going to bring disaster to you and sweep you away. He will not let a single one of your male descendants, slave or free alike, survive in Israel!
  4. He is going to destroy your family as he did the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat and the family of Baasha son of Ahijah, for you have made him very angry and have led all of Israel into sin.
  5. The LORD has also told me that the dogs of Jezreel will eat the body of your wife, Jezebel, at the city wall.

Psalms 52:7

  1. "Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God. They trust their wealth instead and grow more and more bold in their wickedness."

Genesis 13:10

  1. Lot took a long look at the fertile plains of the Jordan Valley in the direction of Zoar. The whole area was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the LORD or the beautiful land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
  2. Lot chose that land for himself--the Jordan Valley to the east of them. He went there with his flocks and servants and parted company with his uncle Abram.
  3. So while Abram stayed in the land of Canaan, Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom, among the cities of the plain.
  4. The people of this area were unusually wicked and sinned greatly against the LORD.

Deuteronomy 7:25

  1. "You must burn their idols in fire, and do not desire the silver or gold with which they are made. Do not take it or it will become a snare to you, for it is detestable to the LORD your God.
  2. Do not bring any detestable objects into your home, for then you will be set apart for destruction just like them. You must utterly detest such things, for they are set apart for destruction.

Psalms 49:11

  1. The grave is their eternal home, where they will stay forever. They may name their estates after themselves, but they leave their wealth to others.

Isaiah 47:7

  1. You thought, `I will reign forever as queen of the world!' You did not care at all about my people or think about the consequences of your actions.
  2. "You are a pleasure-crazy kingdom, living at ease and feeling secure, bragging as if you were the greatest in the world! You say, `I'm self-sufficient and not accountable to anyone! I will never be a widow or lose my children.'
  3. Well, those two things will come upon you in a moment: widowhood and the loss of your children. Yes, these calamities will come upon you, despite all your witchcraft and magic.

Isaiah 28:15

  1. You boast that you have struck a bargain to avoid death and have made a deal to dodge the grave. You say, "The Assyrians can never touch us, for we have built a strong refuge made of lies and deception."

1 Kings 21:2

  1. One day Ahab said to Naboth, "Since your vineyard is so convenient to the palace, I would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or if you prefer, I will pay you for it."
  2. But Naboth replied, "The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance that was passed down by my ancestors."
  3. So Ahab went home angry and sullen because of Naboth's answer. The king went to bed with his face to the wall and refused to eat!

Genesis 19:26

  1. But Lot's wife looked back as she was following along behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
  2. The next morning Abraham was up early and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the LORD's presence.
  3. He looked out across the plain to Sodom and Gomorrah and saw columns of smoke and fumes, as from a furnace, rising from the cities there.
  4. But God had listened to Abraham's request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.
  5. Afterward Lot left Zoar because he was afraid of the people there, and he went to live in a cave in the mountains with his two daughters.

Obadiah 1:4

  1. Though you soar as high as eagles and build your nest among the stars, I will bring you crashing down. I, the LORD, have spoken!

Proverbs 18:11

  1. The rich think of their wealth as an impregnable defense; they imagine it is a high wall of safety.
  2. Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor.

Job 20:19

  1. For he oppressed the poor and left them destitute. He foreclosed on their homes.
  2. He was always greedy but never satisfied. Of all the things he dreamed about, nothing remains.
  3. Nothing is left after he finishes gorging himself; therefore, his prosperity will not endure.
  4. "In the midst of plenty, he will run into trouble, and disasters will destroy him.
  5. May God give him a bellyful of trouble. May God rain down his anger upon him.

Acts 1:17

  1. Judas was one of us, chosen to share in the ministry with us."
  2. (Judas bought a field with the money he received for his treachery, and falling there, he burst open, spilling out his intestines.
  3. The news of his death spread rapidly among all the people of Jerusalem, and they gave the place the Aramaic name Akeldama, which means "Field of Blood.")
  4. Peter continued, "This was predicted in the book of Psalms, where it says, 'Let his home become desolate, with no one living in it.' And again, 'Let his position be given to someone else.'
  5. "So now we must choose another man to take Judas's place. It must be someone who has been with us all the time that we were with the Lord Jesus--

Jude 1:11

  1. How terrible it will be for them! For they follow the evil example of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they will do anything for money. And like Korah, they will perish because of their rebellion.
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