Habakkuk 1:16

Therefore he sacrifices to his net 1 and burns incense to his dragnet, 1 for by his net he lives in luxury, 1 and his food is the richest kind. 1

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Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

In Context

15He brings all of them up with a fishhook; 1 he drags men away in his fishnet; 1 he gathers them together in his dragnet; 1 so he rejoices and he is glad. 1

17Will he therefore keep emptying his net, 1 and will he continually slaughter the nations without mercy?”

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:17but you may say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand acquired all this wealth.'

Isaiah 37:24By your servants you have defied the Lord and have said, 'With the multitude of my chariots 1 I have gone up to the heights of the mountains, to the highest elevations of Lebanon. 1 I will cut down its tall cedars and choice cypress trees there, 1 and I will enter into its farthest high places, its most fruitful forest. 1

Ezekiel 29:3Declare and say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: 1 Behold! I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt. 1 You, the great sea monster that lurks in the midst of the river, 1 that says, “My river is my own. I have made it for myself.”

Daniel 5:23You have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. From his house they brought you the containers that you, your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from, and you praised the idols made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—idols that do not see, hear, or know anything. You have not honored the God who holds your breath in his hand and who knows all your ways.

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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