Habakkuk 1:17

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

Habakkuk 1:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?
ESV
17 Is he then to keep on emptying his net and mercilessly killing nations forever?
NLT
17 Will you let them get away with this forever? Will they succeed forever in their heartless conquests?
MSG
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?
CSB
17 Will they therefore empty their net and continually slaughter nations without mercy?

Habakkuk 1:17 In-Context

15 The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.
16 Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet, for by his net he lives in luxury and enjoys the choicest food.
17 Is he to keep on emptying his net, destroying nations without mercy?

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Isaiah 14:6; Isaiah 19:8
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