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and make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
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A Picture of Helplessness
Commentators explain that Habakkuk's comparison of people to fish and creeping things paints a vivid picture of utter helplessness. Like fish in a vast sea, they are portrayed as mute, easily swept away, and preyed upon without a protector. This imagery powerfully conveys the feeling of being abandoned to chaos and the cruelty of powerful enemies.
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Habakkuk
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And make men as the fishes of the sea - mute, helpless, in a stormy, restless element, no cry heard, but themselves swept away in shoals, wi…
19th Century
Anglican
Though greatly perplexed, Habakkuk feels sure that the God whom this swaggering conqueror has insulted will at last vindicate Himself.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And make men as the fishes of the sea That is, suffer them to be used as the fishes of the sea, which are easily tak…
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