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Habakkuk’s Second Complaint

Habakkuk 1:14

In 11 translations

BSB
You have made men like the fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler.
KJV
And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?creeping: or, moving
WEB
and make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things that have no ruler over them?
ASV
and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
LSV
And You make man as fishes of the sea, || As a creeping thing [with] none ruling over him.
YLT
And Thou makest man as fishes of the sea, As a creeping thing — none ruling over him.
DBY
And thou makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them.
DRC
And thou wilt make men as the fishes of the sea, and as the creeping things that have no ruler.
GNV
And makest men as the fishes of the sea, and as the creeping things, that haue no ruler ouer them.
JPS
And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
LXXE
And wilt thou make men as the fishes of the sea, and as the reptiles which have no guide?

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֖ם כִּדְגֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם כְּרֶ֖מֶשׂ לֹא־מֹשֵׁ֥ל בּֽוֹ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ποιήσεις τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ὡς τοὺς ἰχθύας τῆς θαλάσσης, καὶ ὡς τὰ ἑρπετὰ τὰ οὐκ ἔχοντα ἡγούμενον;

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  • Proverbs 6:7Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,

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