16Therefore he sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious, and his food is good.


In Context

13 You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously, and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,

14 and make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

15 He 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.

16 Therefore he sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious, and his food is good.

17 Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy?

Habakkuk 1:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion [is] fat, and their meat plenteous.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet, for by his net he lives in luxury and enjoys the choicest food.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Therefore will he offer victims to his drag, and he will sacrifice to his net: because through them his portion is made fat, and his meat dainty.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; for by them his portion is become fat, and his meat dainty.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his meat plenteous.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16Therefore they sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their food plenteous.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16Therefore he doth sacrifice to his net, And doth make perfume to his drag, For by them is his portion fertile, and his food fat.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Therefore they sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.