Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:14–17

¹⁴You have made men like the fish of the sea,

like creeping things that have no ruler.

¹⁵The foe pulls all of them up^d with a hook;

he catches them in his dragnet,

and gathers them in his fishing net;

so he rejoices gladly.

¹⁶Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet

and burns incense to his fishing net,

for by these things his portion is sumptuous

and his food is rich.

¹⁷Will he, therefore, empty his net

and continue to slay nations without mercy?

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have made	וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה	wat·ta·‘ă·śeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
men	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
like the fish	כִּדְגֵ֣י	kiḏ·ḡê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1709 fish
of the sea	הַיָּ֑ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
like creeping things	כְּרֶ֖מֶשׂ	kə·re·meś	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H7431 creeping things, moving things
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
ruler	מֹשֵׁ֥ל	mō·šêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
pulls all of them	כֻּלֹּה֙	kul·lōh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
up	הֵֽעֲלָ֔ה	hê·‘ă·lāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
with a hook	בְּחַכָּ֣ה	bə·ḥak·kāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H2443 hook
he catches them	יְגֹרֵ֣הוּ	yə·ḡō·rê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H1641 drag, drag away
in his dragnet	בְחֶרְמ֔וֹ	ḇə·ḥer·mōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2764 devoted thing
and gathers them	וְיַאַסְפֵ֖הוּ	wə·ya·’as·p̄ê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
in his fishing net	בְּמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ	bə·miḵ·mar·tōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4365 net, fishing-net
so	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
he rejoices gladly	יִשְׂמַ֥ח	yiś·maḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
he sacrifices	יְזַבֵּ֣חַ	yə·zab·bê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to his dragnet	לְחֶרְמ֔וֹ	lə·ḥer·mōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2764 devoted thing
and burns incense	וִֽיקַטֵּ֖ר	wî·qaṭ·ṭêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
to his fishing net	לְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ	lə·miḵ·mar·tōw	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4365 net, fishing-net
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
by these things	בָהֵ֙מָּה֙	ḇā·hêm·māh	Preposition-b; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
his portion	חֶלְק֔וֹ	ḥel·qōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2506 portion, tract, territory
is sumptuous	שָׁמֵ֣ן	šā·mên	Adjective - masculine singular	H8082 fat, robust
and his food	וּמַאֲכָל֖וֹ	ū·ma·’ă·ḵā·lōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3978 food
is rich	בְּרִאָֽה׃	bə·ri·’āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1277 fat

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Will he	הַ֥עַל	ha·‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
therefore	כֵּ֖ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
empty	יָרִ֣יק	yā·rîq	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7324 make empty, empty out
his net	חֶרְמ֑וֹ	ḥer·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2764 devoted thing
and continue	וְתָמִ֛יד	wə·ṯā·mîḏ	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H8548 continuity
to slay	לַהֲרֹ֥ג	la·hă·rōḡ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2026 kill, slay
nations	גּוֹיִ֖ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
without	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
mercy	יַחְמֽוֹל׃ס	yaḥ·mō·wl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2550 spare

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Habakkuk 1:15 Jeremiah 16:16 · Amos 4:2 · Psalm 10:9 · John 21:6–11

Habakkuk 1:16 Daniel 4:30 · Habakkuk 1:11 · Deuteronomy 8:17 · Ezekiel 28:3 · Isaiah 37:24 · Isaiah 10:13–15 · Ezekiel 29:3 · Daniel 5:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.