fat. fertile, or rich.
plenteous. fat.
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag - literally he sacrifices unto his, etc. Whatever a man trusts in is hi...
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) Mea...
Remonstrance over the Inhumanity of the Chaldeans. The execution of Divine judgment raises fresh questions: Why should the Holy One, whose eyes are...
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 th...
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous. They sac...
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 delicio...
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous. Th...
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...
He sacrifices to his net ] i.e. to his weapons of destruction, as to a god: for was not might his god? cp. Habakkuk 1:11 . 17 . This v. should pr...
(12-17) Though sore perplexed, Habakkuk feels sure that the God whom this swaggering conqueror has insulted will at last vindicate Himself.
The prophet has already stated that the Chaldæan deifies his own military prowess. Of this statement the present verse is an expansion. Weapons of wa...
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...
the Apparent Prosperity of the Wicked Habakkuk 1:1-17 Habakkuk probably lived toward the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, when the Chaldean...
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 J...
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 o...
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag ,.... Either to their idols, to fortune and the stars, as Aben Ezra; imagi...
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion [is] fat, and their meat plenteous. Ver. 1...
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....
The Prophet's Plea; The Prophet's Complaint. B. C. 600....
Therefore, because they prosper and thrive, in which they should see and acknowledge thy wise and mighty providence, they sacrifice, idolize and...
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 ev...
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...
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 b...
Zechariah 1:1 . The burden, the prophecy, which Habakkuk the prophet saw. Here he opens his commission, as divinely inspired with vision, and in...
And makest men as the fishes of the sea Rapacious selfishness in power Illustrated in Nebuchadnezzar. Selfishness is the root and essence of...
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense to their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous. Self-wor...
EXPOSITION Verse 1:1-2:20 Part I. JUDGMENT UPON THE EVIL , IN THE FORM OF A COLLOQUY BETWEEN THE PROPHET AND GOD...
The Prophet's Prayer
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net and burn incense unto their drag, a custom which was actually found among some heathen nations; because by t...
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
They sacrifice — Ascribe the praise of their victories. Their net — To their own contrivances, diligence, and power.
16 Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.g