15He taketh up all of them with the hook, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them into his drag; therefore he rejoiceth and is glad:


In Context

12 Art thou not from everlasting, Jehovah my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast appointed him for correction.

13 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on mischief: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and keepest silence when the wicked swalloweth up a man more righteous than he?

14 And thou makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them.

15 He taketh up all of them with the hook, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them into his drag; therefore he rejoiceth and is glad:

16 therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; for by them his portion is become fat, and his meat dainty.

17 Shall he therefore empty his net, and not spare to slay the nations continually?

Habakkuk 1:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15They 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:15The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:15He lifted up all them with his hook, he drew them in his drag, and gathered them into his net: for this he will be glad and rejoice.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:15He 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:15He 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15They 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15He takes up all of them with the hook. He catches them in his net, and gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore he rejoices and is glad.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15Each of them with a hook he hath brought up, He doth catch it in his net, and gathereth it in his drag, Therefore he doth joy and rejoice.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15They 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.