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Habakkuk 1:14

And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

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וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvataasehand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אָדָ֖םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.כִּדְגֵ֣יkidgeas fishדָּגpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “as fish”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1709a fish (often used collectively)fish.הַיָּ֑םhayamthe seaיָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).כְּרֶ֖מֶשׂkeremesas that creepethרֶמֶשׂpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as that creepeth”, the ordinary formH7431a reptile or any other rapidly moving animalthat creepeth, creeping (moving) thing.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…מֹשֵׁ֥לmoshelruleמָשַׁלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “rule”, a verb used as a describing wordH4910to rule(have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.בּֽוֹbvoinבּֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

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American Standard Version (1901)

and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

Young’s Literal Translation

And Thou makest man as fishes of the sea, As a creeping thing — none ruling over him.

World English Bible

and make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things that have no ruler over them?

Darby Translation

And thou makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them.

Douay-Rheims

And thou wilt make men as the fishes of the sea, and as the creeping things that have no ruler.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And wilt thou make men as the fishes of the sea, and as the reptiles which have no guide?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ποιήσεις τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ὡς τοὺς ἰχθύας τῆς θαλάσσης, καὶ ὡς τὰ ἑρπετὰ τὰ οὐκ ἔχοντα ἡγούμενον;

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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