Habakkuk 1:14
And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
KJV
Et facies homines quasi pisces maris, et quasi reptile non habens principem.
Vulgate
καὶ ποιήσεις τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ὡς τοὺς ἰχθύας τῆς θαλάσσης, καὶ ὡς τὰ ἑρπετὰ τὰ οὐκ ἔχοντα ἡγούμενον;
LXX
and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
ASV
וַ/תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֖ם כִּ/דְגֵ֣י הַ/יָּ֑ם כְּ/רֶ֖מֶשׂ לֹא מֹשֵׁ֥ל בּֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
דְּגֵ֥י
dgy
noun · 17×
ה
h
noun · 393×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מוֹשֵׁ֖ל
mvshl
verb · 82×
רֶ֖מֶשׂ
rmsh
noun · 17×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Eccl 9:12 — For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly u
- Ezek 32:3 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net.
- Jer 5:26 — For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
- Jer 16:16 — Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of th