Passage

Habakkuk 1.15-17

Book: Habakkuk · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"13. Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he; 14. and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?"

"15. He taketh up all of them with the angle, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them in his drag: therefore he rejoiceth and is glad. 16. Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous. 17. Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations continually?" (Habakkuk 1:13-17, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"13. You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously, and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he, 14. and make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?"

"15. He takes up all of them with the hook. He catches them in his net, and gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore he rejoices and is glad. 16. Therefore he sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious, and his food is good. 17. Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy?" (Habakkuk 1:13-17, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"13. Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? ^{iniquity: or, grievance} 14. And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them? ^{creeping: or, moving}"

"15. They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad. ^{drag: or, flue net} 16. Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous. ^{plenteous: or, dainty: Heb. fat} 17. Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?" (Habakkuk 1:13-17, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"13. Purer of eyes than to behold evil, To look on perverseness Thou art not able, Why dost Thou behold the treacherous? Thou keepest silent when the wicked Doth swallow the more righteous than he, 14. And Thou makest man as fishes of the sea, As a creeping thing, none ruling over him."

"15. Each of them with a hook he hath brought up, He doth catch it in his net, and gathereth it in his drag, Therefore he doth joy and rejoice. 16. Therefore he doth sacrifice to his net, And doth make perfume to his drag, For by them [is] his portion fertile, and his food fat. 17. Doth he therefore empty his net, And continually to slay nations spare not?" (Habakkuk 1:13-17, YLT)

Setting

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Time period: TBD

Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H2764 - cherem

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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