Habakkuk 1:15

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The Babylonian tyrant pulls them all up with a fishhook; he hauls them in with his throw net. When he catches them in his dragnet, he is very happy.

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  • Jer 16:16 : 16 But for now I, the LORD, say:“I will send many enemies who will catch these people like fishermen. After that I will send others who will hunt them out like hunters from all the mountains, all the hills, and the crevices in the rocks.
  • Amos 4:2 : 2 The Sovereign LORD confirms this oath by his own holy character:“Certainly the time is approaching when you will be carried away in baskets, every last one of you in fishermen’s pots.
  • Ps 10:9 : 9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.
  • Isa 19:8 : 8 The fishermen will mourn and lament, all those who cast a fishhook into the river, and those who spread out a net on the water’s surface will grieve.
  • Matt 17:27 : 27 But so that we don’t offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”
  • Luke 5:5-9 : 5 Simon answered,“Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets.” 6 When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear. 7 So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink. 8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying,“Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!” 9 For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s business partners. Then Jesus said to Simon,“Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people!”
  • John 21:6-9 : 6 He told them,“Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish. 7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter,“It is the Lord!” So Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, tucked in his outer garment(for he had nothing on underneath it), and plunged into the sea. 8 Meanwhile the other disciples came with the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards. 9 When they got out on the beach, they saw a charcoal fire ready with a fish placed on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said,“Bring some of the fish you have just now caught.” 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and pulled the net to shore. It was full of large fish, one hundred fifty-three, but although there were so many, the net was not torn.
  • Rev 11:10 : 10 And those who live on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate, even sending gifts to each other, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
  • Jer 50:11 : 11 “People of Babylonia, you plundered my people. That made you happy and glad. You frolic about like calves in a pasture. Your joyous sounds are like the neighs of a stallion.
  • Lam 2:15-16 : 15 ס(Samek) All who passed by on the road clapped their hands to mock you. They sneered and shook their heads at Daughter Jerusalem.“Ha! Is this the city they called‘The perfection of beauty, the source of joy of the whole earth!’?” 16 פ(Pe) All your enemies gloated over you. They sneered and gnashed their teeth; they said,“We have destroyed her! Ha! We have waited a long time for this day. We have lived to see it!”
  • Ezek 25:6 : 6 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced with intense scorn over the land of Israel,
  • Ezek 26:2 : 2 “Son of man, because Tyre has said about Jerusalem,‘Aha, the gateway of the peoples is broken; it has swung open to me. I will become rich, now that she has been destroyed,’
  • Ezek 29:4-5 : 4 I will put hooks in your jaws and stick the fish of your waterways to your scales. I will haul you up from the midst of your waterways, and all the fish of your waterways will stick to your scales. 5 I will leave you in the wilderness, you and all the fish of your waterways; you will fall in the open field and will not be gathered up or collected. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the skies.
  • Ezek 35:15 : 15 As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so will I deal with you– you will be desolate, Mount Seir, and all of Edom– all of it! Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”

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    16Because of his success he offers sacrifices to his throw net and burns incense to his dragnet; for because of them he has plenty of food, and more than enough to eat.

    17Will he then continue to fill and empty his throw net? Will he always destroy nations and spare none?

  • Hab 1:14
    80%

    14You made people like fish in the sea, like animals in the sea that have no ruler.

  • Isa 19:8-10
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    8The fishermen will mourn and lament, all those who cast a fishhook into the river, and those who spread out a net on the water’s surface will grieve.

    9Those who make clothes from combed flax will be embarrassed; those who weave will turn pale.

    10Those who make cloth will be demoralized; all the hired workers will be depressed.

  • Ezek 32:3
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    3“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘I will throw my net over you in the assembly of many peoples; and they will haul you up in my dragnet.

  • Prov 1:17
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    17Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

  • Ps 9:15
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    15The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.

  • Luke 5:6
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    6When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear.

  • Eccl 9:12
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    12Surely, no one knows his appointed time! Like fish that are caught in a deadly net, and like birds that are caught in a snare– just like them, all people are ensnared at an unfortunate time that falls upon them suddenly.

  • Ezek 29:4
    72%

    4I will put hooks in your jaws and stick the fish of your waterways to your scales. I will haul you up from the midst of your waterways, and all the fish of your waterways will stick to your scales.

  • Ezek 47:10
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    10Fishermen will stand beside it; from En Gedi to En Eglaim they will spread nets. They will catch many kinds of fish, like the fish of the Great Sea.

  • Matt 13:47-48
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    47“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.

    48When it was full, they pulled it ashore, sat down, and put the good fish into containers and threw the bad away.

  • Ps 104:25-27
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    25Over here is the deep, wide sea, which teems with innumerable swimming creatures, living things both small and large.

    26The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it.

    27All of your creatures wait for you to provide them with food on a regular basis.

  • Luke 5:9
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    9For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,

  • Ps 33:7
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    7He piles up the water of the sea; he puts the oceans in storehouses.

  • John 21:10
    71%

    10Jesus said,“Bring some of the fish you have just now caught.”

  • Hos 4:3
    71%

    3Therefore the land will mourn, and all its inhabitants will perish. The wild animals, the birds of the sky, and even the fish in the sea will perish.

  • John 21:6
    71%

    6He told them,“Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.

  • Ps 57:6
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    6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)

  • Jonah 1:15
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    15So they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped raging.

  • Job 41:6
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    6Will partners bargain for it? Will they divide it up among the merchants?

  • Jer 16:16
    71%

    16But for now I, the LORD, say:“I will send many enemies who will catch these people like fishermen. After that I will send others who will hunt them out like hunters from all the mountains, all the hills, and the crevices in the rocks.

  • Ps 8:8
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    8the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that moves through the currents of the seas.

  • Job 18:8
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    8For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh.

  • Amos 4:2
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    2The Sovereign LORD confirms this oath by his own holy character:“Certainly the time is approaching when you will be carried away in baskets, every last one of you in fishermen’s pots.

  • Hos 7:12
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    12I will throw my bird net over them while they are flying, I will bring them down like birds in the sky; I will discipline them when I hear them flocking together.

  • Ps 35:7-8
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    7I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.

    8Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!

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    5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)

  • Ps 107:30
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    30The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor they desired.

  • Ps 10:9
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    9He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

  • Ps 107:26
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    26They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors’ strength left them because the danger was so great.

  • Ps 17:11
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    11They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

  • Lev 11:9
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    9Clean and Unclean Water Creatures“‘These you can eat from all creatures that are in the water: Any creatures in the water that have both fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat.

  • Mark 1:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea(for they were fishermen).

    17Jesus said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”

  • Job 18:10
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    10A rope is hidden for him on the ground and a trap for him lies on the path.

  • Isa 33:23
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    23Though at this time your ropes are slack, the mast is not secured, and the sail is not unfurled, at that time you will divide up a great quantity of loot; even the lame will drag off plunder.

  • Isa 24:14
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    14They lift their voices and shout joyfully; they praise the majesty of the LORD in the west.

  • Jer 5:26-27
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    26“Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people.

    27Like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught, their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit. That is how they have gotten so rich and powerful.

  • Ps 107:24
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    24They witnessed the acts of the LORD, his amazing feats on the deep water.

  • 2 Sam 22:17
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    17He reached down from above and grabbed me; he pulled me from the surging water.

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    1The Description of Leviathan(40:25)“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook, and tie down its tongue with a rope?