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15 He brings all of them up with a hook,
    he drags them out with his net,
he gathers them in his seine;
    so he rejoices and exults.
16 Therefore he sacrifices to his net
    and burns incense to his seine;
for by them he lives in luxury,[a]
    and his food is rich.
17 Is he then to keep on emptying his net,
    and mercilessly slaying nations for ever?

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:16 Heb his portion is fat

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