Habakkuk 2:11 (LSB)

Passage

Surely the stone will cry out from the wall, And the rafter will answer it from the framework.

Nearby Context

Habakkuk 2:9 “Woe to him who is greedy for evil gain for his house To put his nest on high, To be delivered from the hand of evil!

Habakkuk 2:10 You have counseled a shameful thing for your house By cutting off many peoples; So you are sinning against your own soul.

Habakkuk 2:11 Surely the stone will cry out from the wall, And the rafter will answer it from the framework.

Habakkuk 2:12 “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed And founds a town with injustice!

Habakkuk 2:13 Is it not, behold, from Yahweh of hosts That peoples toil for fire, And nations grow weary for nothing?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "surely", "stone", "wall", "rafter", "answer", and "framework". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "surely" and "stone", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "You have counseled a shameful thing for..." into verse 12's "Woe to him who builds a city...", so "surely" and "stone" belong inside that flow. In Habakkuk context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "surely" and "stone" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.