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.”

"Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous." - Habakkuk 1:16
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What does Habakkuk 1:16 mean?

The verse Habakkuk 1:16 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous." The book of Habakkuk is one of the twelve minor prophets in the Old…

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Sacrificing to the Snare: A Call to True Worship

The verse Habakkuk 1:16 states, "Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous." This Scripture acts as a poignant reminder of the dangers posed by misplaced priorities and wrongful…

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A Prayer for Discernment and Dependence on God

O Gracious and Sovereign Lord, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the profound truth in the words of 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." Lord, this…

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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 1:1 - "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."
"A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth." - Habakkuk 3:1
"A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth." - Habakkuk 3:1
Habakkuk 2:1-3
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 1:7 - "They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves."
Habakkuk 1:17 - "Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?"
Habakkuk 1:14 - "And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?"
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 2:16 - "Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory."
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
"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 1:6
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 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
"And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?" - Habakkuk 1:14
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 3:16 - "When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops."
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."
habakkuk 3: 16 When I heard, my body trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered my bones; And I trembled in myself, That I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, He will invade them with his troops.