Habakkuk 1:17

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.

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

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Will he, therefore, empty his net and continue to slay nations without mercy?
KJV: Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?
WEB: Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy?
ASV: Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations continually?
DARBY: Shall he therefore empty his net, and not spare to slay the nations continually?
BLB: Upon thus he will empty his net, and continue to slay nations without having mercy?

ÅB: Men skal de derfor fremdeles få tømme sin not og uavlatelig slå folkeslag ihjel uten skånsel?
[^1]: uten å straffe.
[^2]: * uten å hjelpe.
[^3]: kaldeerne.
OTB: Skal han da fortsette å tømme sitt nett,
og nådeløst drepe nasjoner for alltid?
B1930: Men skal de derfor fremdeles få tømme sin not og uavlatelig slå folkeslag ihjel uten skånsel?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.
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Jeremiah 25:9–26
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Ezekiel 25:1–17
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Jeremiah 52:1–34
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Habakkuk 2:17
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Habakkuk 1:9–10
All of them come bent on violence; their hordes advance like the east wind; they gather prisoners like sand.
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Habakkuk 2:5–8
and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.
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Isaiah 19:8
Then the fishermen will mourn, all who cast a hook into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.
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