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Habakkuk 1:16

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16vTherefore they sacrifice unto their tnet, and vburn incense unto their udrag;

Because by them their portion is fat, and their meat ||†plenteous.

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Footnotes

  1. vComp. ver. 11.
  2. vComp. ver. 11.
  3. uIs. 19:8 (Heb.).
  4. ||Or, dainty.
  5. †Heb. fat. See Gen. 41:5 marg.

Cross references

  1. tMic. 7:2.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore he sacrifices to his net

and makes offerings to his dragnet;

for by them he lives in luxury,

and his food is rich.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore he sacrifices to his net

and burns incense to his dragnet,

for by his net he lives in luxury

and enjoys the choicest food.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

That is why they sacrifice to their dragnet

and burn incense to their fishing net,

for by these things their portion is rich

and their food plentiful.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then they will worship their nets

and burn incense in front of them.

“These nets are the gods who have made us rich!”

they will claim.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore he sacrifices to his fishnet

and makes offerings to his dragnet,

for by them he makes a good living

and his food is rich.