Habakkuk 1:14

And thou wilt make men as the fishes of the sea, and as the creeping things that have no ruler.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

In Context

13Thy eyes are too pure to behold evil, and thou canst not look on iniquity. Why lookest thou upon them that do unjust things, and holdest thy peace when the wicked devoureth the man that is more just than himself?

15He lifted up all them with his hook, he drew them in his drag, and gathered them into his net: for this he will be glad and rejoice.

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:7Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,

Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 1:13-17

The Prophet's Plea; The Prophet's Complaint. ( b. c. 600.) 12 Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die . O Lord , thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. 13 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? 14 And makest men as the fishes of the… Read the whole commentary →

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