Habakkuk 1:14

And Thou makest man as fishes of the sea, As a creeping thing — none ruling over him.

Young's Literal Translation

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

13Purer of eyes than to behold evil, To look on perverseness Thou art not able, Why dost Thou behold the treacherous? Thou keepest silent when the wicked Doth swallow the more righteous than he,

15Each of them with a hook he hath brought up, He doth catch it in his net, and gathereth it in his drag, Therefore he doth joy and rejoice.

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:7Which hath not captain, overseer, and 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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