Contradictions and Paradoxes in Habakkuk 1:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Habakkuk 1:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Habakkuk 1:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Habakkuk, some people praise and thank their tools and things they use to catch fish because they think those things gave them lots of food and riches. But they forget that it is really God who helps them get all they have.

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. [plenteous: or, dainty: Heb. fat]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

This verse commands not to have any other gods, contradicting the idolatry implied in Habakkuk 1:16.

Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Matthew 4:10

This verse instructs to worship only God, opposing the worship of a net suggested in Habakkuk 1:16.

Matthew 4:10: Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Contradiction with Isaiah 44:9-10

These verses criticize idol-making and worship, contrasting the idol reverence in Habakkuk 1:16.

Isaiah 44:9-10: They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. [delectable: Heb. desirable]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:28

These verses warn against worshiping man-made objects, in contradiction to Habakkuk 1:16.

Deuteronomy 4:28: And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

Contradiction with Romans 1:25

This verse condemns worshiping created things rather than the Creator, opposing Habakkuk 1:16.

Romans 1:25: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. [more: or, rather]
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