12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

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12 “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed(A)
    and establishes a town by injustice!
13 Has not the Lord Almighty determined
    that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire,(B)
    that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?(C)
14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory(D) of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.(E)

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