Catholic Public Domain Version
"Because of this, therefore, he expands his dragnet and will not be lenient in continually putting to death the peoples."
— Habakkuk 1:17, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations? ”
“Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations continually? ”
“Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy?”
“Will he then continue to fill and empty his throw net? Will he always destroy nations and spare none?”
“For this cause therefore he spreadeth his net, and will not spare continually to slay the nations. ”
“For this cause his net is ever open, and there is no end to his destruction of the nations.”
“Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations? ”
And you will make men like the fish of the sea and like the creeping things that have no ruler.
He lifted up everything with his hook. He drew them in with his dragnet, and gathered them into his netting. Over this, he will rejoice and exult.
For this reason, he will offer victims to his dragnet, and he will sacrifice to his netting. For through them, his portion has been made fat, and his meals elite.
Because of this, therefore, he expands his dragnet and will not be lenient in continually putting to death the peoples.