Habacuc 2:12

12 Malheur à celui qui bâtit une ville avec le sang, Qui fonde une ville avec l'iniquité!

Habacuc 2:12 Meaning and Commentary

Habakkuk 2:12

Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth
a city by iniquity!
] This is what the stone and beam should say, if others were silent. The town and city are the church of Rome, mystical Babylon, the great city, called spiritually Egypt and Sodom; the builder of this is the pope of Rome, the bishops of it in succession, who built it with blood: the pope of Rome received his title as head of the church from Phocas, that murdered the emperor Mauritius; the foundation of the church of Rome is the blood of the saints, shed in persecutions and wars; hence she is said to be drunk with the blood of them, and to have the blood of prophets and saints found in her, ( Revelation 17:5 ) ( 18:24 ) and it is established by unjust exactions of tribute from all countries subject to it, and by indulgences, processions, and various methods taken to extort money from the people, to support its pageantry, pomp, and grandeur; but there is a "woe" denounced against such that are concerned herein, and which will take place in due time, nor can it be awarded, as follows:

Habacuc 2:12 In-Context

10 C'est l'opprobre de ta maison que tu as résolu, En détruisant des peuples nombreux, Et c'est contre toi-même que tu as péché.

11 Car la pierre crie du milieu de la muraille, Et le bois qui lie la charpente lui répond.

12 Malheur à celui qui bâtit une ville avec le sang, Qui fonde une ville avec l'iniquité!

13 Voici, quand l'Eternel des armées l'a résolu, Les peuples travaillent pour le feu, Les nations se fatiguent en vain.

14 Car la terre sera remplie de la connaissance de la gloire de l'Eternel, Comme le fond de la mer par les eaux qui le couvrent.