“יהוה has broken the staff of the wrong, the sceptre of the rulers,
Habakkuk 1:17 - The Scriptures 2009 Is he therefore to keep on emptying his net, and killing nations without sparing? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Shall he therefore continue to empty his net and mercilessly go on slaying the nations forever? American Standard Version (1901) Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations continually? Common English Bible Should he continue to empty his net and continue to slay nations without sparing them? Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, therefore, he expands his dragnet and will not be lenient in continually putting to death the peoples. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For this cause therefore he spreadeth his net, and will not spare continually to slay the nations. |
“יהוה has broken the staff of the wrong, the sceptre of the rulers,
he who struck the people in wrath with ceaseless blows, he who ruled the nations in displeasure, is persecuted and no one restrains.
And the fishermen shall lament, and all those who cast hooks into the River shall mourn, and they who spread nets on the waters shall pine away.
“For the violence done to Leḇanon is to overwhelm you – and the ravaging of beasts by which you made them afraid – because of men’s blood and the violence to the land, to the city and of all who dwell in it.