Habakkuk 1:17

Will he then ¹  continue to fill and empty his throw net? ²  Will he always ³  destroy ⁴  nations and spare none? ⁵ 

biblegateway Hab 1:17

Is he to keep on emptying his net, destroying nations without mercy?

biblegateway Hab 1:17

Will they therefore empty their net And continually slay nations without sparing?

biblegateway Hab 1:17

Will you let them get away with this forever? Will they succeed forever in their heartless conquests?

biblegateway Hab 1:17

Are you going to let this go on and on? Will you let this Babylonian fisherman Fish like a weekend angler, killing people as if they're nothing but fish?

SABDAweb Hab 1:17

For this cause his net is ever open, and there is no end to his destruction of the nations.

bibleoremus Hab 1:17

Is he then to keep on emptying his net, and destroying nations without mercy?

biblegateway Hab 1:17

Shall they therefore empty their net, And continue to slay nations without pity?

biblegateway Hab 1:17

Will he then ¹  continue to fill and empty his throw net? ²  Will he always ³  destroy ⁴  nations and spare none? ⁵ 

¹ tn Or “therefore.”

² tn Heb “Will he then empty his throw net?” The words “continue to fill and” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

³ tn Or “continually.”

⁴ tn Heb “kill.”

⁵ tn Or “without showing compassion.”