Charles Ellicott Commentary Habakkuk 1:17

"Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations continually?" — Habakkuk 1:17 (ASV)

Shall they therefore empty their net... — Literally, Shall he therefore empty his net? i.e., shall this voracious Chaldean plunderer be allowed to consume his prey and cast in his emptied net again and again?