17 the man who made the world a wilderness,

who overthrew its cities

and would not let his captives go home?”

17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof;

That opened not the house of his prisoners?

17 Is this the one who destroyed the world

and made it into a wasteland?

Is this the king who demolished the world’s greatest cities

and had no mercy on his prisoners?’

17 Who made the world as a wilderness

And destroyed its cities,

Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’

17 who turned the world into a desert,

who destroyed its cities,

who captured people in war

and would not let them go home?”

17 that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?

17 that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that dismissed not his prisoners homewards?

17 who made the world like a desert and tore down its cities, 

who didn’t let his prisoners go home?” 

17 who turned the world into a wilderness,

who destroyed its cities

and would not release the prisoners to return home?”

17 who made the world like a desert

and overthrew its cities,

who would not let his prisoners go home?”

17 who made the world like the desert

and destroyed its cities,

who would not let his prisoners go home?’

17 Did he turn the world into a desert?

Did he destroy its cities?

Did he refuse to let his prisoners go home?’

17 Who made the world like a wilderness

And overthrew its cities,

Who did not allow his prisoners to go home?’