Habakkuk 1:14

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

Revised Version 1895

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 that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;

15He taketh up all of them with the angle, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them in his drag: therefore he rejoiceth and is glad.

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:7Which having no chief, overseer, 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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