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Habakkuk 1:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Habakkuk 1:16

Verse 16 of 17

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Habakkuk 1:16

Theological / Devotional

They sacrifice. Literally, “he sacrifices.” A metaphorical way of indicating that the Chaldeans did not acknowledge the true God, but credited their success to their own skillful means (see on Hab. 1:7; cf. Isa. 10:12, 13).

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