Habakkuk 1:14

“And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?”

"And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?" - Habakkuk 1:14
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What does Habakkuk 1:14 mean?

The verse Habakkuk 1:14 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?" The book of Habakkuk is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Hebrew Bible. It is a book of prophecy, and…

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Caught in the Current: Finding God in Chaotic Waters

In the book of Habakkuk, we encounter a prophet wrestling with the Lord concerning the overwhelming injustice and strife that besieged his people. Habakkuk 1:14 states, “And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?” This poignant…

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A Prayer for Divine Guidance Amidst Chaos

O Lord God, Creator of the heavens and the earth, I come before You in humility and reverence, acknowledging Your sovereignty over all that exists. I reflect upon the profound words of Habakkuk 1:14, which declare, "And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping…

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Habakkuk 1:14 - "And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?"
Habakkuk 1:1 - "The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see."
"The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see." - Habakkuk 1:1
Habakkuk 3:1 - "A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth."
Habakkuk 2:14 - "For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea."
"A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth." - Habakkuk 3:1
"A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth." - Habakkuk 3:1
Habakkuk 1:4 - "Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth."
Habakkuk 2:1-3
Habakkuk 1:7 - "They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves."
"For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea." - Habakkuk 2:14
Habakkuk 3:14 - "Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly."
Habakkuk 1:17 - "Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?"
"For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea." - Habakkuk 2:14
"Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth." - Habakkuk 1:4
Habakkuk 1:16 - "Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous."
Habakkuk 1:11 - "Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god."
"They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves." - Habakkuk 1:7
Habakkuk 1:6 - "For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not their's."
Habakkuk 1:9 - "They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand."
Habakkuk 1:15 - "They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad."
Habakkuk 1:5 - "¶ Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you."
"I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved." - Habakkuk 2:1
Habakkuk 1:10 - "And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it."
Habakkuk 1:3 - "Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention."
"Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?" - Habakkuk 1:17
Habakkuk 1:2 - "O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!"
Habakkuk 1:8 - "Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat."
Habakkuk 2:1 - "I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved."