| NETBible | The Babylonian tyrant 1 pulls them all up with a fishhook; he hauls them in with his throw net. 2 When he catches 3 them in his dragnet, he is very happy. 4 |
| NIV © |
The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his drag-net; and so he rejoices and is glad. |
| NASB © |
The Chaldeans bring all of them up with a hook, Drag them away with their net, And gather them together in their fishing net. Therefore they rejoice and are glad. |
| NLT © |
Must we be strung up on their hooks and dragged out in their nets while they rejoice? |
| MSG © |
Then this evil Babylonian arrives and goes fishing. He pulls in a good catch. He catches his limit and fills his creel--a good day of fishing! He's happy! |
| BBE © |
He takes them all up with his hook, he takes them in his net, getting them together in his fishing-net: for which cause he is glad and full of joy. |
| NRSV © |
The enemy brings all of them up with a hook; he drags them out with his net, he gathers them in his seine; so he rejoices and exults. |
| NKJV © |
They take up all of them with a hook, They catch them in their net, And gather them in their dragnet. Therefore they rejoice and are glad. |
| KJV | They take up <05927> (8689) all of them with the angle <02443>_, they catch <01641> (8799) them in their net <02764>_, and gather <0622> (8799) them in their drag <04365>_: therefore they rejoice <08055> (8799) and are glad <01523> (8799)_. {drag: or, flue net} |
| NASB © |
The Chaldeans bring <5927> all <3605> of them up with a hook <2443> , Drag <1641> them away <1641> with their net <2764> , And gather <622> them together in their fishing <4365> net <4365> . Therefore <5921> <3651> they rejoice <8055> and are glad .<1523> |
| LXXM | sunteleian <4930> N-ASF en <1722> PREP agkistrw <44> N-DSN anespasen <385> V-AAI-3S kai <2532> CONJ eilkusen {V-AAI-3S} auton <846> D-ASM en <1722> PREP amfiblhstrw <293> N-DSN kai <2532> CONJ sunhgagen <4863> V-AAI-3S auton <846> D-ASM en <1722> PREP taiv <3588> T-DPF saghnaiv {N-DPF} autou <846> D-GSM eneken {PREP} toutou <3778> D-GSN eufranyhsetai <2165> V-FPI-3S kai <2532> CONJ carhsetai <5463> V-FPI-3S h <3588> T-NSF kardia <2588> N-NSF autou <846> D-GSM |
| NET [draft] ITL | The Babylonian tyrant pulls <05927> them all <03605> up <05927> with a fishhook <02443> ; he hauls <01641> them in <01641> with his throw net <02764> . When he catches <0622> them in <05921> his dragnet <04365> , he is very happy .<01523> |
| HEBREW | lygyw <01523> xmvy <08055> Nk <03651> le <05921> wtrmkmb <04365> whpoayw <0622> wmrxb <02764> whrgy <01641> hleh <05927> hkxb <02443> hlk (1:15) <03605> |
| NETBible | The Babylonian tyrant 1 pulls them all up with a fishhook; he hauls them in with his throw net. 2 When he catches 3 them in his dragnet, he is very happy. 4 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Babylonian tyrant) has been specified in the translation for clarity (cf. NASB “The Chaldeans”; NIV “The wicked foe”; NRSV “The enemy”). Babylonian imperialism is here compared to a professional fisherman who repeatedly brings in his catch and has plenty to eat. 2 tn Apparently two different types of fishing nets are referred to here. The חֵרֶם (kherem, “throw net”) was used by fishermen standing on the shore (see Ezek 47:10), while the מִכְמֶרֶת (mikhmeret, “dragnet”) was used by men in a boat. See R. D. Patterson, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah (WEC), 165. 3 tn Heb “and he gathers.” 4 tn Heb “Therefore he is happy and rejoices.” Here two synonyms are joined for emphasis. |