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](./13.md))

## 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]])