Habakkuk 1:14 “You have made men like the fish of the sea, like creeping things that…”

Habakkuk 1:14

You have made men like the fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

World English Bible

and make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things that have no ruler over them?

American Standard Version

and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

Geneva Bible 1599

And makest men as the fishes of the sea, and as the creeping things, that haue no ruler ouer them.

Darby Translation

And thou makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them.

Young's Literal Translation

And Thou makest man as fishes of the sea, As a creeping thing — none ruling over him.

Bible in Basic English

He has made men like the fishes of the sea, like the worms which have no ruler over them.

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In context

13Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

15The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.

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