World English Bible
Habakkuk 1:17
“Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy?”
Verse in context — Habakkuk 1
15
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.
16
Therefore he sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious, and his food is good.
17
Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy?
About Habakkuk
Dialogue with God about evil, ending with trust in His sovereignty.
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