Habakkuk 1:16

16 Therefore * they offer a sacrifice to their net And [a]burn incense to their fishing net; Because through 1these things their [b]catch is [c]large, And their food is [d]plentiful.

Habakkuk 1:16 In-Context

14 Why have You made men like the fish of the sea, Like creeping things without a ruler over them?
15 The Chaldeans bring all of them up with a hook, Drag them away with their net, And gather them together in their fishing net. Therefore they rejoice and are glad.
16 Therefore they offer a sacrifice to their net And burn incense to their fishing net; Because through these things their catch is large, And their food is plentiful.
17 Will they therefore empty their net And continually slay nations without sparing?

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