Habakkuk 1:14
And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
Cross-reference
Ecclesiastes 9:12
Parallel
Ecclesiastes 9:12 uses the same fish-in-net metaphor for humans caught by evil times, paralleling this helplessness.
Isaiah 59:15
Parallel
Isaiah 59:15 says the one who departs from evil becomes a prey—matching the righteous being devoured here.
Jeremiah 5:26
Parallel
Jeremiah 5:26 describes wicked men trapping people like birds, similar to the fishing imagery of prey caught by the wicked.
Ezekiel 29:4
Contrast
Ezekiel 29:4 portrays God hooking Pharaoh like a fish—contrasting the wicked hooking the innocent here.
Ezekiel 32:3
Contrast
Ezekiel 32:3 shows God throwing a net over Pharaoh for judgment—opposite to the wicked netting the righteous here.
Jeremiah 16:16
Contrast
Jeremiah 16:16 has God sending fishermen to catch Israel in judgment—reversing the role of the wicked as fishermen here.