Habakkuk 1:16
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.Habakkuk 1:16 in the real world
In what words
- מִכְמֶרֶתmikmeretha (fisher's) net
- שָׁמֵןshâmêngreasy, i.e. gross; figuratively, rich
- חֵרֶםchêremphysical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed objec
- מַאֲכָלmaʼăkâlan eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
- הֵםhêmthey (only used when emphatic)
- חֵלֶקchêleqproperly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
- קָטַרqâṭarto smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
- זָבַחzâbachto slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.