Habakkuk 1:14

So wouldst thou have made Men, like the fishes of the sea,—like the creeping thing that hath no ruler over it:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

13[Thou] whose eyes are too pure to look with approval on wrong, to respect oppression, canst not endure,—Wherefore, shouldst thou respect the treacherous? Be silent, when the lawless, swalloweth up, one more righteous than he?

15All of which, with a hook, one bringeth up, raketh together with his drag, and hath gathered with his net,—

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:7Which, having no harvest, scribe, or 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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