Habakkuk 1:14 - Exposition

The prophet appeals movingly to God by showing the indignity with which the people are treated. As the fishes of the sea. Dumb and helpless, swept off by the fisherman. That have no ruler ever them. None to guide and protect them (comp. Proverbs 6:7 ; Proverbs 30:27 ). So the Jews seem to be deprived of God's care, and left to be the prey of the spoiler, as if of little worth, and no longer having God for their King (comp. Isaiah 63:19 , Revised Version). The "creeping things" are worms, or small fish ( Psalms 104:25 ).