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Habakkuk 1:16

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

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Habakkuk 1:16 in other translations

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

Habakkuk 1:16 · World English Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 in context

  1. 14and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
  2. 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.
  3. 16Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous.
  4. 17Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations continually?