Verse 16
Habakkuk 1:16
Noah Webster Bible
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Therefore they sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their food plenteous.
Original Language Text
hebrew
עַל כֵּן֙ יְזַבֵּ֣חַ לְ/חֶרְמ֔/וֹ וִֽ/יקַטֵּ֖ר לְ/מִכְמַרְתּ֑/וֹ כִּ֤י בָ/הֵ֨מָּה֙ שָׁמֵ֣ן חֶלְק֔/וֹ וּ/מַאֲכָל֖/וֹ בְּרִאָֽה
English Translation
Therefore, he will sacrifice to his idol and will make offerings to his graven images, for in them is the fat of his portion and his food in abundance.
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