Bible verse

Habakkuk 1:17

Will he, therefore, empty his net and continue to slay nations without mercy?

Habakkuk 1:17 · BSB

Habakkuk 1:17 in context

The verses around it, from Habakkuk 1.

13 Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

14 You have made men like the fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler.

15 The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.

16 Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich.

17 Will he, therefore, empty his net and continue to slay nations without mercy?

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Habakkuk 1:17 in other translations

KJV

Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?

ASV

Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations continually?

ERV

Shall he therefore empty his net, and not spare to slay the nations continually?

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