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Habakkuk 1:16

Therefore 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.

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ASV

Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous.

KJV

Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עַל־'al-there-H5921 →
כֵּן֙ken-foreH3651 →
יְזַבֵּ֣חַye.za.Be.achhe sacrificesH2076 →
לְחֶרְמ֔וֹle.cher.Moto net hisH2764 →
וִֽיקַטֵּ֖רvi.ka.Terso he may make smokeH6999 →
לְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹle.mikh.mar.Toto fishing net hisH4365 →
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
בָהֵ֙מָּה֙va.He.mahby them
שָׁמֵ֣ןsha.Men[is] fatH8082 →
חֶלְק֔וֹchel.Koportion hisH2506 →
וּמַאֲכָל֖וֹu.ma.'a.kha.Loand food hisH3978 →
בְּרִאָֽה׃be.ri.'Ah[is] fatH1277 →

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Judges 7:2Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many people for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’Daniel 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”Deuteronomy 8:17You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”Ezekiel 28:3Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!Habakkuk 1:11Then they sweep by like the wind and pass on through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.”Isaiah 10:13–15For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.Isaiah 37:24Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.Ezekiel 29:3Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’Daniel 5:23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.Daniel 1:2And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.Ezekiel 28:4By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.Hosea 12:8And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”Job 31:25if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,Luke 12:19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’1 Samuel 5:2carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.Hosea 2:8For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold—which they crafted for Baal.Isaiah 10:13For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.Judges 16:24And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”

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