1:14 You made people like fish in the sea,
like animals in the sea 1 that have no ruler.
1:15 The Babylonian tyrant 2 pulls them all up with a fishhook;
he hauls them in with his throw net. 3
When he catches 4 them in his dragnet,
he is very happy. 5
1:16 Because of his success 6 he offers sacrifices to his throw net
and burns incense to his dragnet; 7
for because of them he has plenty of food, 8
and more than enough to eat. 9
1:17 Will he then 10 continue to fill and empty his throw net? 11
Will he always 12 destroy 13 nations and spare none? 14