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Habakkuk 1:16

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Therefore he sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious, and his food is good.

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Habakkuk 1:16 in other translations

Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous.

Habakkuk 1:16 · American Standard Version

Habakkuk 1:16 in context

  1. 14and make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
  2. 15He takes up all of them with the hook. He catches them in his net, and gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore he rejoices and is glad.
  3. 16Therefore he sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious, and his food is good.
  4. 17Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy?