Habakuk 1:17

1:17 Will he then ¹  continue to fill and empty his throw net? ² 

Will he always ³  destroy ⁴  nations and spare none? ⁵ 

Habakuk 2:11

2:11 For the stones in the walls will cry out,

and the wooden rafters will answer back. ⁶ 

Habakuk 3:12

3:12 You furiously stomp on the earth,

you angrily trample down the nations.

[1:17]  ¹ tn Or “therefore.”

[1:17]  ² tn Heb “Will he then empty his throw net?” The words “continue to fill and” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[1:17]  ³ tn Or “continually.”

[1:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “kill.”

[1:17]  ⁵ tn Or “without showing compassion.”

[2:11]  ⁶ sn The house mentioned in vv. 9-10 represents the Babylonian empire, which became great through imperialism. Here the materials of this “house” (the stones in the walls, the wooden rafters) are personified as witnesses who testify that the occupants have built the house through wealth stolen from others.