Habakkuk 1:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
Is he to keep on emptying his net, destroying nations without mercy?

New Living Translation
Will you let them get away with this forever? Will they succeed forever in their heartless conquests?

English Standard Version
Is he then to keep on emptying his net and mercilessly killing nations forever?

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

New American Standard Bible
Will they therefore empty their net, And continually slay nations without sparing?

NASB 1995
Will they therefore empty their net And continually slay nations without sparing?

NASB 1977
Will they therefore empty their net And continually slay nations without sparing?

Amplified Bible
Will they continue to empty their net And [mercilessly] go on destroying nations without sparing?

Christian Standard Bible
Will they therefore empty their net and continually slaughter nations without mercy?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Will they therefore empty their net and continually slaughter nations without mercy?

Contemporary English Version
Will he keep hauling in his nets and destroying nations without showing mercy?

Good News Translation
Are they going to use their swords forever and keep on destroying nations without mercy?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Will they keep on emptying their nets and always kill nations without mercy?

International Standard Version
Is he to continue to empty his fishing net? Will he ever stop killing entire nations without mercy?"

NET Bible
Will he then continue to fill and empty his throw net? Will he always destroy nations and spare none?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?

New King James Version
Shall they therefore empty their net, And continue to slay nations without pity?

King James 2000 Bible
Shall they therefore empty their net, and continually slay the nations without mercy?

New Heart English Bible
Will he therefore continually empty his net, killing the nations without mercy?

World English Bible
Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy?

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

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

A Faithful Version
Shall he therefore empty his net, and shall he slay nations without pity?

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Shall they therefore stretch out their net and not spare continually to slay the nations?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Shall they therfore stretche out their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Wherfore they cast out their net agayne, & neuer ceasse to slaye the people.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Does he therefore empty his net, "" And continually not spare to slay nations?

Young's Literal Translation
Doth he therefore empty his net, And continually to slay nations spare not?

Smith's Literal Translation
For this, will he empty his net; and he will not spare to slay the nations continually.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For this cause therefore he spreadeth his net, and will not spare continually to slay the nations.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Because of this, therefore, he expands his dragnet and will not be lenient in continually putting to death the peoples.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because of this, he always casts his net and he kills peoples and he has no pity

Lamsa Bible
Therefore they cast their net continually, they slay peoples without pity.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Shall they therefore empty their net, And not spare to slay the nations continually?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Therefore will he cast his net, and will not spare to slay the nations continually.
















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