Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy?
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Habakkuk 1:17 in context
Habakkuk 1:14–17
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and make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things that have no ruler over them?
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He takes up all of them with the hook. He catches them in his net and gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore he rejoices and is glad.
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Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious and his food is good.
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Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy?
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