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.

Cross-reference

Habakkuk 1:11 says their own strength is their god — the same self-deification shown by sacrificing to their net here.

Deuteronomy 8:17 warns against saying 'my power produced this wealth' — parallel to sacrificing to one's own net here.

Isaiah 10:13 boasts 'by the strength of my hand I have done this' — parallel to sacrificing to one's net as self-glorification.

In Isaiah 37:24, Sennacherib boasts in his chariots, mirroring the self-reliant idolatry of sacrificing to the net here.

In Ezekiel 29:3, Pharaoh claims the Nile as his own, paralleling how the Chaldeans credit their net for success.

Daniel 4:30 Parallel

In Daniel 4:30, Nebuchadnezzar boasts of his own power in building Babylon—same arrogance as burning incense to the net.

Daniel 5:23 Parallel

In Daniel 5:23, Belshazzar praises idols rather than God, directly echoing the idolatrous sacrifice to the net.

Judges 7:2 Parallel

In Judges 7:2, God warns against Israel boasting ‘my own hand saved me’—the very attitude behind sacrificing to the net.

Romans 1:21 Parallel

Romans 1:21 says people knew God but did not honor or thank him — same failure to acknowledge the true source of blessings.

Amos 6:13 Parallel

Amos 6:13 mocks those who boast, 'Have we not by our own strength taken Karnaim?' — identical pride in military conquest as net-worship.

Hosea 12:8 Parallel

Hosea 12:8 has Ephraim boasting, 'I am rich; I have found wealth for myself' — same self-congratulation and denial of God's role.

Hosea 2:8 Parallel

Hosea 2:8 rebukes Israel for crediting Baal with grain, wine, and oil that God gave — identical pattern of idolatrous attribution of provision.

Daniel 1:2 Contrast

Daniel 1:2 shows that God gave Babylon victory, contrasting their belief that their net provided it — they misattribute God's gift.

In 1 Samuel 30:23, David credits God for victory, directly opposing the self-glorifying sacrifice to the net here.

In Judges 16:24, Philistines praise Dagon for victory, just as the Chaldeans worship their net as the source of success.

1 Timothy 6:17 warns the rich not to set hopes on riches but on God — contrasts with Babylon's trust in their net for luxury.

Ezekiel 28:4 rebukes Tyre's king for boasting that his wisdom gained him riches — same pride in self-achieved wealth as Babylon's net-worship.

Job 31:25 Parallel

Job 31:25 similarly condemns rejoicing in wealth gained by one's own hand — both warn against pride in self-made prosperity.

Luke 12:19 Parallel

Luke 12:19's rich fool says 'eat, drink, be merry' from his goods — similar self-reliant luxury, though without explicit idolatry of the means.