Habakkuk 1:16

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Therefore they sacrifice to their net and burn incense to their dragnet, for by these their portion is rich and their food is plentiful.

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  • Hab 1:11 : 11 Then they sweep by like the wind and pass on; but they are guilty—this strength of theirs is their god.
  • Deut 8:17 : 17 You may say in your heart, 'My power and the strength of my hand have produced this wealth for me.'
  • Isa 10:13-15 : 13 For he says, 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, plundered their treasures, and brought down their mighty ones like a bull.' 14 My hand seized the wealth of nations like one finds a nest. As one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; no wing fluttered, no beak opened to chirp. 15 Does the axe exalt itself above the one who wields it? Or does the saw boast against the one who moves it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff acting as though it were not made of wood.
  • Isa 37:24 : 24 Through your servants you have mocked the Lord. You have said, "With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the utmost parts of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars and its choicest cypress trees. I have reached its remotest heights, the densest of its forests.
  • Ezek 28:3 : 3 Indeed, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you.
  • Ezek 29:3 : 3 Speak and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the midst of his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it for myself.’
  • Dan 4:30 : 30 Immediately, what was spoken about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people, ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.
  • Dan 5:23 : 23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels from His house brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives, and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which cannot see, hear, or understand. But the God who holds your breath in His hand and controls all your ways, you have not glorified.

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  • Hab 1:14-15
    2 verses
    87%

    14You have made mankind like the fish of the sea, like sea creatures who have no ruler.

    15The wicked pull them all up with a hook, drag them out with their net, and gather them in their dragnet; so they rejoice and are glad.

  • Hab 1:17
    85%

    17Is this why they empty their net and continually slay nations without mercy?

  • Prov 1:16-17
    2 verses
    74%

    16For their feet run to evil; they hasten to shed blood.

    17Surely in vain is the net spread in sight of any bird,

  • Isa 19:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8The fishermen will mourn, all who cast hooks into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the water will grow weak.

    9Those who work with combed flax and those who weave fine linen will be dismayed.

    10The pillars of the land will be crushed, and all who work for wages will be dejected in spirit.

  • Ezek 32:3
    73%

    3This is what the Lord GOD says: 'I will spread my net over you with a vast assembly of many peoples, and they will draw you up in my dragnet.

  • Luke 5:6
    71%

    6When they had done this, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

  • Ps 9:15
    71%

    15So that I may recount all your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion; I will rejoice in your salvation.

  • Hos 4:8
    69%

    8They feed on the sins of my people; they are greedy for their iniquity.

  • Deut 33:19
    69%

    19They will summon peoples to the mountain, where they will offer righteous sacrifices; for they will draw from the abundance of the seas and the treasures hidden in the sand.

  • Isa 2:8
    69%

    8Their land is filled with idols. They bow down to the work of their own hands, to what their fingers have made.

  • Jer 16:16
    69%

    16Behold, I am sending many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that, I will send many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain, every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.

  • Job 41:6
    69%

    6Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is overwhelming terror.

  • Ps 57:6
    69%

    6Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be over all the earth.

  • Isa 66:3
    69%

    3The one who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; the one who sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; the one who offers a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; the one who offers incense is like one who blesses an idol. They have chosen their own ways and their souls delight in their abominations.

  • Ezek 29:4
    69%

    4I will put hooks in your jaws, and make the fish of your rivers cling to your scales. I will pull you up from among your rivers, and all the fish of your rivers will cling to your scales.

  • Ps 106:36
    68%

    36They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

  • Hos 4:3
    68%

    3Therefore the land mourns, and all who live in it languish, along with the beasts of the field, the birds of the skies, and even the fish of the sea are taken away.

  • Isa 57:6
    68%

    6Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion; they, indeed, are your lot. To them you have poured out drink offerings and presented grain offerings. Should I relent concerning these things?

  • Hos 7:12
    68%

    12As they go, I will spread my net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the sky. I will discipline them as their assembly has heard.

  • Amos 4:2
    68%

    2The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: 'Indeed, the days are coming upon you when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.'

  • Jonah 1:15-16
    2 verses
    68%

    15They picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

    16Then the men feared the Lord greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to Him.

  • Ezek 47:10
    68%

    10Fishermen will stand along its shores; from En Gedi to En Eglaim, there will be places to spread nets. The fish will be of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea, very numerous.

  • Hos 13:2
    68%

    2Now they continue to sin and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully crafted from their silver, all of it the work of artisans. They say about them, 'Those who sacrifice kiss the calves!'

  • Num 11:22
    68%

    22Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Or if all the fish in the sea were gathered for them, would that be enough?'

  • 1 Sam 2:14
    68%

    14'He would plunge it into the basin, kettle, cauldron, or pot, and whatever the fork brought up, the priest would take for himself. This is what they did to all the Israelites who came to Shiloh.'

  • Prov 1:31
    68%

    31Therefore they will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own schemes.

  • Ps 73:7
    68%

    7Their eyes bulge from fatness; their imaginations overflow with malice.

  • Isa 44:16-17
    2 verses
    68%

    16Half of the wood he burns in the fire; he roasts meat over it, eats, and is satisfied. He warms himself and says, 'Ah, I am warm; I see the fire.'

    17From the rest he makes a god, his idol, and bows down to it. He worships it and prays to it, saying, 'Save me, for you are my god.'

  • Hos 13:6
    68%

    6As they were fed, they were satisfied; as they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and so they forgot me.

  • Isa 33:23
    68%

    23Your ropes hang loose; they cannot hold the base of the mast firm, nor spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will seize the plunder.

  • Ps 78:30
    68%

    30But while the food was still in their mouths, they were not yet free of their craving.

  • Ps 35:7-8
    2 verses
    67%

    7For without cause, they hid a pit for me; without reason, they dug a trap to capture my life.

    8May destruction come upon them unawares. May the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into their own trap.

  • Isa 46:6
    67%

    6They pour out gold from their purses and weigh silver on a scale. They hire a craftsman to make it into a god, and they bow down and even worship it.

  • John 21:6
    67%

    6He said to them, 'Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.' So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because of the large number of fish.

  • Lev 11:9
    67%

    9Of all the creatures living in the water, you may eat any that have fins and scales, whether in the seas or the rivers.

  • Ps 17:10
    67%

    10They close up their hearts to compassion; they speak with arrogance.

  • Isa 44:19
    67%

    19No one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, 'Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals, roasted meat, and ate. Now, should I make an abomination of the rest? Should I bow down to a block of wood?'

  • Ezek 20:28
    67%

    28When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them, and they saw every high hill and every leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices there, provoked me with their offerings, placed their pleasing aromas, and poured out their drink offerings there.

  • John 21:10
    67%

    10Jesus said to them, 'Bring some of the fish you have just caught.'

  • Hos 4:19
    67%

    19The wind has wrapped them in its wings, and they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

  • Jer 16:18
    67%

    18I will first repay them double for their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land with the lifeless forms of their vile images and have filled My inheritance with their abominations.

  • Isa 5:18
    67%

    18Woe to those who drag iniquity with cords of falsehood and sin as if with cart ropes!