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655 B
Habakkuk continues speaking to Yahweh about the Chaldeans.
fishhooks...fish-nets
nets** - tools used to catch fish
net
a tool used to catch "creeping things" (Habakkuk 1:13)
fattened beasts are their portion, and the fatty meat is their food
Alternate translation: "the best animals and the finest meat is their share of the food" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
portion
a small part of something bigger that is shared between many people
empty their net
A fisherman will empty his net in order to throw it again and catch more fish. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)