Habakkuk 1:15

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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.

Complete Jewish Bible:

The evil haul them all up with their hooks, catch them in their fish net, or gather them in their dragnet. Then they rejoice and make merry,

Berean Standard Bible:

The 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.

American Standard Version:

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.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

They take up{H5927} all of them with the angle{H2443}, they catch{H1641} them in their net{H2764}, and gather{H622} them in their drag{H4365}: therefore they rejoice{H8055} and are glad{H1523}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Jeremiah 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 the holes of the rocks.

Amos 4:2

  • The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

Psalms 10:9

  • He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

Luke 5:5

  • And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

Luke 5:10

  • And so [was] also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

Ezekiel 25:6

  • For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped [thine] hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;

Ezekiel 29:4

  • But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.

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Commentary for Habakkuk 1:15

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H5927
    There are 817 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָלָה
    Transliteration: ʻâlâh
    Pronunciation: aw-law'
    Description: a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative; arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
  2. Strong's Number: H2443
    There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חַכָּה
    Transliteration: chakkâh
    Pronunciation: khak-kaw'
    Description: probably from חָכָה; a hook (as adhering); angle, hook.
  3. Strong's Number: H1641
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גָּרַר
    Transliteration: gârar
    Pronunciation: gaw-rar'
    Description: a primitive root; to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw; catch, chew, [idiom] continuing, destroy, saw.
  4. Strong's Number: H2764
    There are 31 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֵרֶם
    Transliteration: chêrem
    Pronunciation: khay'-rem
    Description: or (Zechariah 14:11) חֶרֶם; from חָרַם; physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination; (ac-) curse(-d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net.
  5. Strong's Number: H622
    There are 281 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָסַף
    Transliteration: ʼâçaph
    Pronunciation: aw-saf'
    Description: a primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.); assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly, withdraw.
  6. Strong's Number: H4365
    There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִכְמֶרֶת
    Transliteration: mikmereth
    Pronunciation: mik-meh'-reth
    Description: or מִכְמֹרֶת; feminine of מַכְמָר; a (fisher's) net; drag, net.
  7. Strong's Number: H8055
    There are 145 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׂמַח
    Transliteration: sâmach
    Pronunciation: saw-makh'
    Description: a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome; cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.
  8. Strong's Number: H1523
    There are 44 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גִּיל
    Transliteration: gîyl
    Pronunciation: gheel
    Description: or (by permutation) גּוּל; a primitive root; properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear; be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.