Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Cross-reference
In Habakkuk 2:13, the same oracle declares that peoples labor for nothing, reinforcing the futility of heaping up wealth.
Isaiah 14:4-19 is a taunt against Babylon's king — the same genre of mocking oracle against an oppressive ruler.
James 5:1-4 condemns hoarding wealth and cheating workers—a NT echo of this woe against unjust gain.
In Luke 12:20, the rich fool faces sudden death for hoarding wealth, echoing the taunt against those who heap up what is not theirs.
Micah 2:4 also uses 'take up a taunt song' — the same phrase and genre of judgment oracle.
Jeremiah 51:35 cries for vengeance on Babylon for violence—the same call for justice in this taunt.
Jeremiah 51:34 describes Nebuchadnezzar devouring nations—the same Babylonian plunder this woe judges.
In Isaiah 55:2, the invitation to stop laboring for what does not satisfy directly parallels the woe on those who heap up empty wealth.
Proverbs 22:16 warns that oppressing the poor leads to poverty—matching the woe against extortion.
Isaiah 10:1 pronounces woe on those who write oppressive decrees—same prophetic condemnation of injustice as Habakkuk's woe on the greedy.
Proverbs 10:22 contrasts blessed wealth without trouble—opposite to the wealth gained by oppression that brings a curse in Habakkuk.
Jeremiah 17:11 directly parallels: riches gained unjustly will leave the fool—same judgment as the taunt against heaping up what is not his.
Job 27:16 uses 'heap up' for the wicked's silver—showing their wealth won't last, reinforcing Habakkuk's woe on ill-gotten gain.
In Joshua 7:25, Achan's unjust gain leads to his destruction, illustrating the judgment pronounced in this woe.
In Joshua 7:11, Achan takes devoted things, stealing what isn't his — parallels the woe against heaping up what is not one's own.
Ezekiel 32:21 shows the dead speaking a taunt from Sheol — similar to the taunt song genre here.
Hosea 12:8 shows Ephraim claiming wealth without sin—mirroring the self-deception of the wealthy oppressors in Habakkuk's woe.
Job 20:15-29 describes the wicked forced to vomit up ill-gotten riches—the same divine reversal implied here.
Proverbs 20:21 says an inheritance gained hastily won't be blessed—echoing the curse on unjust accumulation in Habakkuk.
Proverbs 13:11 warns that hastily gained wealth dwindles—similar to Habakkuk's taunt against those who heap up what is not their own.
Numbers 23:7 uses the same Hebrew phrase 'took up his discourse' — a formula introducing a prophetic oracle, as here.
In Isaiah 44:20, the idolater feeds on ashes, a delusion — similarly, the one who heaps up unjust wealth is ultimately deceived.
Proverbs 10:3 says God thwarts the craving of the wicked—the same divine justice that opposes those who heap up what is not theirs.
Numbers 23:18 also uses the 'took up his discourse' formula — another instance of this oracle introduction.