Habakkuk 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.”
Habakkuk 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Habakkuk 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Habakkuk 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Therefore he doth sacrifice to his net, And doth make perfume to his drag, For by them <FI>is<Fi> his portion fertile, and his food fat.”
Habakkuk 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Habakkuk 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; for by them his portion is become fat, and his meat dainty. ”
Habakkuk 1:16 — Darby Translation
Habakkuk 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore they sacrifice vnto their net, and burne incense vnto their yarne, because by them their portion is fat and their meat plenteous.”
Habakkuk 1:16 — Geneva Bible
Habakkuk 1:16 in Context — Habakkuk 1
14 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
15 They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
16 Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
17 Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?
What Does Habakkuk 1:16 Mean?
Habakkuk 1:16 is a verse from the Book of Habakkuk, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Habakkuk chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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