Graphic Bible · Scene 16 of 17

Incense beside nets and food.
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Habakkuk 1:16

Worshiping the Net

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Story guide: The incense beside nets and abundant fish visualizes the verse’s accusation of worshiping the means of conquest. This is the complaint’s metaphor, not a documented ceremony.

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16Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his portion is rich and his food is plentiful.

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