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Habakkuk
Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk 1:16
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Habakkuk 1:16
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Therefore he sacrifices to his net and makes offerings to his dragnet; for by them he lives in luxury,
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and his food is rich.
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You make mankind like the fish of the sea, like crawling things that have no ruler.
15
He brings all of them up with a hook; he drags them out with his net; he gathers them in his dragnet; so he rejoices and is glad.
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Therefore he sacrifices to his net and makes offerings to his dragnet; for by them he lives in luxury, and his food is rich.
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Is he then to keep on emptying his net and mercilessly killing nations forever?
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[ver. 11]
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[a].
Hebrew his portion is fat
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.