World English Bible
"Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy?"
— Habakkuk 1:17, World English Bible
“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 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 make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
He takes up all of them with the hook. He catches them in his net, and gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore he rejoices and is glad.
Therefore he sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious, and his food is good.
Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy?