Habakkuk 1:14–17
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14You have made mankind
like the fish of the sea,ag
like marine creatures that have no ruler.
15The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook,
catch them in their dragnet,ah
and gather them in their fishing net;
that is why they are glad and rejoice.
16That is why they sacrifice to their dragnet
and burn incense to their fishing net,
for by these things their portion is rich
and their food plentiful.ai
17Will they therefore empty their net and continually slaughter nations without mercy?
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
You make mankind like the fish of the sea,
like crawling things that have no ruler.
He brings all of them up with a hook;
he drags them out with his net;
he gathers them in his dragnet;
so he rejoices and is glad.
Therefore he sacrifices to his net
and makes offerings to his dragnet;
for by them he lives in luxury,
and his food is rich.
Is he then to keep on emptying his net
and mercilessly killing nations forever?
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
You have made people like the fish in the sea,
like the sea creatures that have no ruler.
The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks,
he catches them in his net,
he gathers them up in his dragnet;
and so he rejoices and is glad.
Therefore he sacrifices to his net
and burns incense to his dragnet,
for by his net he lives in luxury
and enjoys the choicest food.
Is he to keep on emptying his net,
destroying nations without mercy?
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NLTNew Living Translation
Are we only fish to be caught and killed?
Are we only sea creatures that have no leader?
Must we be strung up on their hooks
and caught in their nets while they rejoice and celebrate?
Then they will worship their nets
and burn incense in front of them.
“These nets are the gods who have made us rich!”
they will claim.
Will you let them get away with this forever?
Will they succeed forever in their heartless conquests?
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
You make humankind like fish of the sea,
like crawling creatures that have no ruler among them.
He brings up all of them with a fishhook;
he drags them up with his fishnet,
and he gathers them in his dragnet.
Therefore, he rejoices and exults.
Therefore he sacrifices to his fishnet
and makes offerings to his dragnet,
for by them he makes a good living
and his food is rich.
Will he therefore empty his fishnet
and continually kill nations without showing mercy?
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KJV 1900King James Version
And makest men as the fishes of the sea,
As the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
They take up all of them with the angle,
They catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag:
Therefore they rejoice and are glad.
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag;
Because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
Shall they therefore empty their net,
And not spare continually to slay the nations?
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