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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Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 6:7Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,
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