The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers.
Habakkuk 1:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Will they therefore empty their net and continually slaughter nations without mercy? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers.
It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows. It subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.
Then the fishermen will mourn. All those who cast hooks into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the water will give up.
For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you; the destruction of animals will terrify you because of your human bloodshed and violence against lands, cities, and all who live in them.