Nahum

Chapter 2

1 A RULER has come up against you who keeps a watch, guards the road, and girds loins; whose strength is exceedingly great.

2 For the LORD will restore the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the oppressors have trampled upon them and destroyed their branches.

3 The shields of their mighty men are red, the valiant men parade with flaming torches and in chariots in the day of their preparation, and the horsemen are terrifying.

4 In the streets they sing praises and glory in their chariots, their appearance is like torches; they run like lightning.

5 The soldiers are obedient to their officers; they stumble as they march; they make haste to the wall, and the battlements are prepared.

6 The city gates are opened and the palace trembles.

7 And the queen summons her horsemen and flees northward; her maids are mourning in their hearts like doves.

8 And Nineveh is like a lake, and she is situated by the waters; her warriors flee away. Make a stand, make a stand, their officers cry; but none turns back.

9 Plunder the silver, plunder the gold; for there is no end to the precious ornaments, and abundance of every kind of precious vessels.

10 She is trampled upon, she is overthrown and breached; the heart faints and the knees tremble and pain is in all loins, and all of them are greatly ashamed.

11 where is the lion's den and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion went to enter there and the lion's whelp, and there was none to harm them?

12 The lion did tear in pieces enough to feed his whelps, and ripped apart for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey and his dens with pieces of flesh.

13 Behold, I am against you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will burn up your multitudes in the smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the news of your deeds shall no more be heard.

Nahum

Chapter 2

1 He that dashes6327 in pieces is come5927 up before5921 your face:6440 keep5341 the fortification,4694 watch6822 the way,1870 make your loins4975 strong,2388 fortify553 your power3581 mightily.3966

2 For the LORD3068 has turned7725 away the excellency1347 of Jacob,3290 as the excellency1347 of Israel:3478 for the emptiers1238 have emptied1238 them out, and marred7843 their vine2156 branches.2156

3 The shield4043 of his mighty1368 men is made red,119 the valiant2428 men582 are in scarlet:8529 the chariots7393 shall be with flaming784 torches6393 in the day3117 of his preparation,3559 and the fir1265 trees shall be terribly shaken.7477

4 The chariots7393 shall rage1984 in the streets,2351 they shall jostle8264 one against another8264 in the broad7339 ways: they shall seem4758 like torches,3940 they shall run7323 like the lightning.1300

5 He shall recount2142 his worthies:117 they shall stumble3782 in their walk;1979 they shall make haste4116 to the wall2346 thereof, and the defense5526 shall be prepared.3559

6 The gates8179 of the rivers5104 shall be opened,6605 and the palace1964 shall be dissolved.4127

7 And Huzzab5324 shall be led away1540 captive,1540 she shall be brought5927 up, and her maids519 shall lead5090 her as with the voice6963 of doves,3123 beating8608 on their breasts.3824

8 But Nineveh5210 is of old3117 like a pool1295 of water:4325 yet they shall flee5127 away. Stand,5975 stand,5975 shall they cry; but none369 shall look6437 back.6437

9 Take962 you the spoil962 of silver,3701 take962 the spoil962 of gold:2091 for there is none369 end7097 of the store8498 and glory3519 out of all3605 the pleasant2532 furniture.3627

10 She is empty,950 and void,4003 and waste:1110 and the heart3820 melts,4549 and the knees1290 smite6375 together, and much2479 pain2479 is in all3605 loins,4975 and the faces6440 of them all3605 gather6908 blackness.6289

11 Where346 is the dwelling4583 of the lions,738 and the feeding place4829 of the young3715 lions,3715 where834 8033 the lion,739 even the old lion,3833 walked,1980 and the lion's738 whelp,1482 and none369 made them afraid?2729

12 The lion738 did tear2963 in pieces enough1767 for his whelps,1484 and strangled2614 for his lionesses,3833 and filled4390 his holes2356 with prey,2964 and his dens4585 with shred.2966

13 Behold,2005 I am against413 you, said5002 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 and I will burn1197 her chariots7393 in the smoke,6227 and the sword2719 shall devour398 your young3715 lions:3715 and I will cut3772 off your prey2964 from the earth,776 and the voice6963 of your messengers4397 shall no3808 more5750 be heard.8085

Nahum

Chapter 2

Nahum

Chapter 2

1 A RULER has come up against you who keeps a watch, guards the road, and girds loins; whose strength is exceedingly great.

1 He that dashes6327 in pieces is come5927 up before5921 your face:6440 keep5341 the fortification,4694 watch6822 the way,1870 make your loins4975 strong,2388 fortify553 your power3581 mightily.3966

2 For the LORD will restore the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the oppressors have trampled upon them and destroyed their branches.

2 For the LORD3068 has turned7725 away the excellency1347 of Jacob,3290 as the excellency1347 of Israel:3478 for the emptiers1238 have emptied1238 them out, and marred7843 their vine2156 branches.2156

3 The shields of their mighty men are red, the valiant men parade with flaming torches and in chariots in the day of their preparation, and the horsemen are terrifying.

3 The shield4043 of his mighty1368 men is made red,119 the valiant2428 men582 are in scarlet:8529 the chariots7393 shall be with flaming784 torches6393 in the day3117 of his preparation,3559 and the fir1265 trees shall be terribly shaken.7477

4 In the streets they sing praises and glory in their chariots, their appearance is like torches; they run like lightning.

4 The chariots7393 shall rage1984 in the streets,2351 they shall jostle8264 one against another8264 in the broad7339 ways: they shall seem4758 like torches,3940 they shall run7323 like the lightning.1300

5 The soldiers are obedient to their officers; they stumble as they march; they make haste to the wall, and the battlements are prepared.

5 He shall recount2142 his worthies:117 they shall stumble3782 in their walk;1979 they shall make haste4116 to the wall2346 thereof, and the defense5526 shall be prepared.3559

6 The city gates are opened and the palace trembles.

6 The gates8179 of the rivers5104 shall be opened,6605 and the palace1964 shall be dissolved.4127

7 And the queen summons her horsemen and flees northward; her maids are mourning in their hearts like doves.

7 And Huzzab5324 shall be led away1540 captive,1540 she shall be brought5927 up, and her maids519 shall lead5090 her as with the voice6963 of doves,3123 beating8608 on their breasts.3824

8 And Nineveh is like a lake, and she is situated by the waters; her warriors flee away. Make a stand, make a stand, their officers cry; but none turns back.

8 But Nineveh5210 is of old3117 like a pool1295 of water:4325 yet they shall flee5127 away. Stand,5975 stand,5975 shall they cry; but none369 shall look6437 back.6437

9 Plunder the silver, plunder the gold; for there is no end to the precious ornaments, and abundance of every kind of precious vessels.

9 Take962 you the spoil962 of silver,3701 take962 the spoil962 of gold:2091 for there is none369 end7097 of the store8498 and glory3519 out of all3605 the pleasant2532 furniture.3627

10 She is trampled upon, she is overthrown and breached; the heart faints and the knees tremble and pain is in all loins, and all of them are greatly ashamed.

10 She is empty,950 and void,4003 and waste:1110 and the heart3820 melts,4549 and the knees1290 smite6375 together, and much2479 pain2479 is in all3605 loins,4975 and the faces6440 of them all3605 gather6908 blackness.6289

11 where is the lion's den and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion went to enter there and the lion's whelp, and there was none to harm them?

11 Where346 is the dwelling4583 of the lions,738 and the feeding place4829 of the young3715 lions,3715 where834 8033 the lion,739 even the old lion,3833 walked,1980 and the lion's738 whelp,1482 and none369 made them afraid?2729

12 The lion did tear in pieces enough to feed his whelps, and ripped apart for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey and his dens with pieces of flesh.

12 The lion738 did tear2963 in pieces enough1767 for his whelps,1484 and strangled2614 for his lionesses,3833 and filled4390 his holes2356 with prey,2964 and his dens4585 with shred.2966

13 Behold, I am against you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will burn up your multitudes in the smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the news of your deeds shall no more be heard.

13 Behold,2005 I am against413 you, said5002 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 and I will burn1197 her chariots7393 in the smoke,6227 and the sword2719 shall devour398 your young3715 lions:3715 and I will cut3772 off your prey2964 from the earth,776 and the voice6963 of your messengers4397 shall no3808 more5750 be heard.8085