Habakkuk 1:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Habakkuk 1:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag - literally he sacrifices unto his, etc. Whatever a man trusts in is his god. If a man relies to compass his end by his s...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Therefore they sacrifice to their (m) net, and burn incense to their drag; because by them their portion [is] fat, and their food plenteous. (m) Meaning that the enemies flatter themselves, and glor...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Remonstrance over the Inhumanity of the Chaldeans. The execution of Divine judgment raises fresh questions: Why should the Holy One, whose eyes are too pure to look on evil, appoint as minister of...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

fat . fertile, or rich. plenteous . fat.
Habakkuk 1:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet confirms the closing sentence of the last verse; for he explains what that joy was of which he had spoken, even the joy by which the wicked, as it were, designedly provoke God again...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous. They sacrifice unto their net - He had no God; he cared fo...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Therefore, &c.— Therefore will he sacrifice to his net, and burn incense to his drag; because by them is his portion fat, and his meat delicious. The meaning is, that he attributes all his go...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 - i:e., thei...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet's burden. The Answer of Jehovah 1. Burden] RM 'oracle': see on Isaiah 13:1 . 2, 3. How long?.. Why? ] Even a prophet ( Habakkuk 1:1 ) can ask such questions. He never denies the exi...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(12-17) Though sore perplexed, Habakkuk feels sure that the God whom this swaggering conqueror has insulted will at last vindicate Himself.
Habakkuk 1:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Habakkuk 1:1-17 Habakkuk 1:2-17 ; Habakkuk 2:1-4 (or 8) Yet it is the first piece which raises the most difficult questions. All admit that it is to be dated somewhere along the line of Jeremi...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Apparent Prosperity of the Wicked Habakkuk 1:1-17 Habakkuk probably lived toward the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, when the Chaldeans were preparing to invade the land. Jerusalem was...
Habakkuk 1:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this first division of the Book we have the prophet's statement of the problems which vexed his soul. The first was the apparent indifference of Jehovah both to his prayer and to the condition of...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This is a most blessed prayer, and if I mistake not, it takes into its bosom all the great leading points of redemption. The Prophet by this figure of speech, of seemingly as king, the Lord concernin...
Habakkuk 1:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag ,.... Either to their idols, to fortune and the stars, as Aben Ezra; imagining they gave them success, and prospered them in...
Habakkuk 1:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion [is] fat, and their meat plenteous. Ver. 16. Therefore they sacrifice to their net ] Thus w...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil Thou art of too just and pure a nature to approve of wickedness: it must ever be an abomination to thee. Thou canst not look upon iniquity Except with i...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prophet's Plea; The Prophet's Complaint. B. C. 600. 12 Art thou not from everlas...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Therefore, because they prosper and thrive, in which they should see and acknowledge thy wise and mighty providence, they sacrifice, idolize and pay Divine honours, ascribe the praise of their vi...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Habbakuk Is Even More Put Out. How Can God Use Such Instruments to Chasten His People? ( Habakkuk 1:12-17 ). Habakkuk 1:12 ‘Are you not from everlasting, O YHWH? My God, my Holy One, We will n...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Habakkuk 1:11 . Then] Elated by victory. Change] Lit. the wind passes by; the storm of violence like the wind sweeps over the land. Some refer it to the Chaldee nation, who ch...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Zechariah 1:16 The word "drag" simply means a large fishing-net. The bold metaphor of the text is that of a fisherman whose mind is so overborne by the large draughts of fish which he is continual...
Habakkuk 1:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 1:1 . The burden, the prophecy, which Habakkuk the prophet saw. Here he opens his commission, as divinely inspired with vision, and invested with a charge which he must deliver. God la...
Habakkuk 1:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

And makest men as the fishes of the sea Rapacious selfishness in power Illustrated in Nebuchadnezzar. Selfishness is the root and essence of sin. All unregenerate men are therefore more or le...
Habakkuk 1:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 1:1-2:20 Part I. JUDGMENT UPON THE EVIL , IN THE FORM OF A COLLOQUY BETWEEN THE PROPHET AND GOD . Habakkuk 1:1 § 1. The inscription of the...
Habakkuk 1:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prophet's Prayer
Habakkuk 1:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 4:30 ; Daniel 5:23 ; Deuteronomy 8:17 ; Ezekiel 28:3 ; Ezekiel 29:3 ; Habakkuk 1:11 ; Isaiah 10:13-15 ; Isaiah 37:24
Habakkuk 1:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

They sacrifice — Ascribe the praise of their victories. Their net — To their own contrivances, diligence, and power.

Habakkuk 1:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Habakkuk 1:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Habakkuk 1:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Habakkuk 1:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Habakkuk 1:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Habakkuk 1:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Habakkuk 1:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Habakkuk 1:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 1:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Habakkuk 1:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Habakkuk 1:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Habakkuk 1:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Habakkuk 1:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Habakkuk 1:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Habakkuk 1:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Habakkuk 1:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes