Habakkuk 1
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Habakkuk 1:14-17

14Why have You madeH6213 menH120 like the fishH1709 of the seaH3220, Like creepingH7431 thingsH7431 withoutH3808 a rulerH4910 over them?15The Chaldeans 1bringH5927 allH3605 of them up with a hookH2443, 2DragH1641 them awayH1641 with their netH2764, And gatherH622 them together in their fishingH4365 netH4365. ThereforeH5921H3651 they rejoiceH8055 and are gladH1523.16ThereforeH5921H3651 they offerH2076 a sacrificeH2076 to their netH2764 And 3burnH6999 incenseH6999 to their fishingH4365 netH4365; BecauseH3588 through 4theseH1992 thingsH1992 their 5catchH2506 is 6largeH8082, And their foodH3978 is 7plentifulH1277.17Will they thereforeH5921H3651 emptyH7385 their 8netH2764 And continuallyH8548 9slayH2026 nationsH1471 withoutH3808 sparingH2550?

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Notes

  1. 1. Habakkuk 1:15 Jer 16:16; Amos 4:2 ↩
  2. 2. Habakkuk 1:15 Ps 10:9 ↩
  3. 3. Habakkuk 1:16 Or sacrifice ↩
  4. 4. Habakkuk 1:16 Jer 44:17 ↩
  5. 5. Habakkuk 1:16 Lit portion ↩
  6. 6. Habakkuk 1:16 Lit fat; or plentiful ↩
  7. 7. Habakkuk 1:16 Lit the fat portion ↩
  8. 8. Habakkuk 1:17 Is 19:8 ↩
  9. 9. Habakkuk 1:17 Is 14:5, 6 ↩

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