Habakkuk 1:14

And makest men as the fishes of the sea, and as the creeping things, that haue no ruler ouer them.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

13Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euill: thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherefore doest thou looke vpon the transgressors, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked deuoureth the man, that is more righteous then he?

15They take vp all with the angle: they catch it in their net, and gather it in their yarne, whereof they reioyce and are glad.

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:7For shee hauing no guide, gouernour, nor ruler,

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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