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World English Bible Classic
[1] He who dashes in pieces has come up against you. Keep the fortress! Watch the way! Strengthen your waist! Fortify your power mightily! [2] For Yahweh restores the excellency of Jacob as the excellency of Israel, for the destroyers have destroyed them and ruined their vine branches. [3] The shield of his mighty men is made red. The valiant men are in scarlet. The chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the pine spears are brandished. [4] The chariots rage in the streets. They rush back and forth in the wide ways. Their appearance is like torches. They run like the lightnings. [5] He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place. [6] The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved. [7] It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her servants moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts. [8] But Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water, yet they flee away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one looks back. [9] Take the plunder of silver. Take the plunder of gold, for there is no end of treasure, an abundance of every precious thing. [10] She is empty, void, and waste. The heart melts, the knees knock together, their bodies and faces have grown pale. [11] Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked with the lion’s cubs, and no one made them afraid? [12] The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled prey for his lionesses, and filled his caves with the kill and his dens with prey. [13] “Behold, I am against you,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions; and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”
King James Version
[1] He that dasheth§ in pieces H6327 is come up H5927 before thy face: H6440 keep H5341 the munition, H4694 watch H6822 the way, H1870 make thy loins H4975 strong, H2388 fortify H553 thy power H3581 mightily. H3966 [2] For H3588 the Lord H3068 hath turned away H7725 the excellency H1347 of Jacob, H3290 as the excellency H1347 of Israel: H3478§ for H3588 the emptiers H1238 have emptied them out, H1238 and marred H7843 their vine branches. H2156

Attack on Nineveh

[3] The shield H4043 of his mighty men H1368 is made red, H119 the valiant H2428 men H582 are in scarlet: H8529§ the chariots H7393 shall be with flaming H784 torches H6393§ in the day H3117 of his preparation, H3559 and the fir trees H1265 shall be terribly shaken. H7477 [4] The chariots H7393 shall rage H1984 in the streets, H2351 they shall justle one against another H8264 in the broad ways: H7339 they shall seem H4758§ like torches, H3940 they shall run H7323 like the lightnings. H1300 [5] He shall recount H2142 his worthies: H117§ they shall stumble H3782 in their walk; H1979 they shall make haste H4116 to the wall H2346 thereof, and the defence H5526 shall be prepared. H3559 [6] The gates H8179 of the rivers H5104 shall be opened, H6605 and the palace H1964 shall be dissolved. H4127§ [7] And Huzzab H5324§ shall be led away§ captive, H1540 she shall be brought up, H5927 and her maids H519 shall lead H5090 her as with the voice H6963 of doves, H3123 tabering H8608 upon H5921 their breasts. H3824 [8] But Nineveh H5210 is of old H3117§ like a pool H1295 of water: H4325 yet they shall flee away. H5127 Stand, H5975 stand, H5975 shall they cry; but none shall look back. H6437§ [9] Take ye the spoil H962 of silver, H3701 take the spoil H962 of gold: H2091 for there is none end H7097 of the store H8498§ and glory H3519 out of all the pleasant H2532 furniture. H3627§ [10] She is empty, H950 and void, H4003 and waste: H1110 and the heart H3820 melteth, H4549 and the knees H1290 smite together, H6375 and much pain H2479 is in all loins, H4975 and the faces H6440 of them all gather H6908 blackness. H6289 [11] Where is the dwelling H4583 of the lions, H738 and the feedingplace H4829 of the young lions, H3715 where H834 the lion, H738 even the old lion, H3833 walked, H1980 and the lion’s H738 whelp, H1482 and none made them afraid? H2729 [12] The lion H738 did tear in pieces H2963 enough H1767 for his whelps, H1484 and strangled H2614 for his lionesses, H3833 and filled H4390 his holes H2356 with prey, H2964 and his dens H4585 with ravin. H2966 [13] Behold, I am against thee, saith H5002 the Lord H3068 of hosts, H6635 and I will burn H1197 her chariots H7393 in the smoke, H6227 and the sword H2719 shall devour H398 thy young lions: H3715 and I will cut off H3772 thy prey H2964 from the earth, H776 and the voice H6963 of thy messengers H4397 shall no more be heard. H8085

Footnotes

  1. § 2:1 Or, the disperser or hammer
  2. § 2:2 Or, the pride of Jacob and the pride of Israel
  3. § 2:3a Or, dyed scarlet
  4. § 2:3b Heb. fiery torches
  5. § 2:4 Heb. their show
  6. § 2:5 Or, gallants
  7. § 2:6 Or, molten
  8. § 2:7a Or, That which was established, or, there was a stand made
  9. § 2:7b Or, discovered
  10. § 2:8a Or, from the days that she hath been
  11. § 2:8b Or, cause to turn
  12. § 2:9a Or, And their infinite store, etc.
  13. § 2:9b Heb. vessels of desire
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Ἀνέβη G305 ἐμφυσῶν G1720 εἰς G1519 πρόσωπόν G4383 σου G4675 ἐξαιρούμενος G1807 ἐκ G1537 θλίψεως· G2347 σκόπευσον ὁδόν, G3598 κράτησον G2902 ὀσφύος, G3751 ἄνδρισαι G407 τῇ G3588 ἰσχύι G2479 σφόδρα, G4970 [2] ‡διότι G1360 ἀπέστρεψεν G654 κύριος G2962 τὴν G3588 ὕβριν G5196 Ιακωβ G2384 καθὼς G2531 ὕβριν G5196 τοῦ G3588 Ισραηλ, G2474 διότι G1360 ἐκτινάσσοντες G1621 ἐξετίναξαν G1621 αὐτοὺς G846 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 κλήματα G2814 αὐτῶν, G846 διέφθειραν G1311 [3] ‡ὅπλα G3696 δυναστείας αὐτῶν G846 ἐξ G1537 ἀνθρώπων, G444 ἄνδρας G435 δυνατοὺς G1415 ἐμπαίζοντας G1702 ἐν G1722 πυρί· G4442 αἱ G3588 ἡνίαι τῶν G3588 ἁρμάτων G716 αὐτῶν G846 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ἑτοιμασίας G2091 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἱππεῖς G2460 θορυβηθήσονται G2350 [4] ‡ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ὁδοῖς, G3598 καὶ G2532 συγχυθήσονται G4797 τὰ G3588 ἅρματα G716 καὶ G2532 συμπλακήσονται ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 πλατείαις· G4116 ἡ G3588 ὅρασις G3706 αὐτῶν G846 ὡς G5613 λαμπάδες G2985 πυρὸς G4442 καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 ἀστραπαὶ G796 διατρέχουσαι. [5] ‡Καὶ G2532 μνησθήσονται οἱ G3588 μεγιστᾶνες G3175 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 φεύξονται G5343 ἡμέρας G2250 καὶ G2532 ἀσθενήσουσιν G770 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 πορείᾳ G4197 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 σπεύσουσιν G4692 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰ G3588 τείχη G5038 καὶ G2532 ἑτοιμάσουσιν G2090 τὰς G3588 προφυλακὰς αὐτῶν. G846 [6] ‡Πύλαι G4439 τῶν G3588 ποταμῶν G4215 διηνοίχθησαν, G1272 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 βασίλεια G934 διέπεσεν, [7] ‡καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 ὑπόστασις G5287 ἀπεκαλύφθη, G601 καὶ G2532 αὕτη G3778 ἀνέβαινεν, G305 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 δοῦλαι G1399 αὐτῆς G846 ἤγοντο G71 καθὼς G2531 περιστεραὶ G4058 φθεγγόμεναι G5350 ἐν G1722 καρδίαις G2588 αὐτῶν. G846 [8] ‡Καὶ G2532 Νινευη, G3535 ὡς G5613 κολυμβήθρα G2861 ὕδατος G5204 τὰ G3588 ὕδατα G5204 αὐτῆς, G846 καὶ G2532 αὐτοὶ G846 φεύγοντες G5343 οὐκ G3756 ἔστησαν, G2476 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 ὁ G3588 ἐπιβλέπων. G1914 [9] ‡Διήρπαζον G1283 τὸ G3588 ἀργύριον, G694 διήρπαζον G1283 τὸ G3588 χρυσίον, G5553 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 πέρας G4009 τοῦ G3588 κόσμου G2889 αὐτῆς· G846 βεβάρυνται G925 ὑπὲρ G5228 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 σκεύη G4632 τὰ G3588 ἐπιθυμητὰ αὐτῆς. G846 [10] ‡Ἐκτιναγμὸς καὶ G2532 ἀνατιναγμὸς καὶ G2532 ἐκβρασμὸς καὶ G2532 καρδίας G2588 θραυσμὸς καὶ G2532 ὑπόλυσις γονάτων G1119 καὶ G2532 ὠδῖνες G5604 ἐπὶ G1909 πᾶσαν G3956 ὀσφύν, G3751 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 πρόσωπον G4383 πάντων G3956 ὡς G5613 πρόσκαυμα χύτρας. [11] ‡Ποῦ G4226 ἐστιν G2076 τὸ G3588 κατοικητήριον G2732 τῶν G3588 λεόντων G3023 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 νομὴ G3542 ἡ G3588 οὖσα G5607 τοῖς G3588 σκύμνοις, οὗ G3739 ἐπορεύθη G4198 λέων G3023 τοῦ G3588 εἰσελθεῖν G1525 ἐκεῖ, G1563 σκύμνος λέοντος G3023 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 ὁ G3588 ἐκφοβῶν; G1629 [12] ‡Λέων G3023 ἥρπασεν G726 τὰ G3588 ἱκανὰ G2425 τοῖς G3588 σκύμνοις αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπέπνιξεν G638 τοῖς G3588 λέουσιν G3023 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἔπλησεν G4130 θήρας G2339 νοσσιὰν G3555 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 κατοικητήριον G2732 αὐτοῦ G846 ἁρπαγῆς. G724 [13] ‡Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἐγὼ G1473 ἐπὶ G1909 σέ, G4571 λέγει G3004 κύριος G2962 παντοκράτωρ, G3841 καὶ G2532 ἐκκαύσω G1572 ἐν G1722 καπνῷ G2586 πλῆθός G4128 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 λέοντάς G3023 σου G4675 καταφάγεται G2719 ῥομφαία, G4501 καὶ G2532 ἐξολεθρεύσω G1842 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 τὴν G3588 θήραν G2339 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ἀκουσθῇ G191 οὐκέτι G3765 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 σου. G4675
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 2:1 Originally verse 2:2.
  2. ‡ 2:2 Originally verse 2:3.
  3. ‡ 2:3 Originally verse 2:4.
  4. ‡ 2:4 Originally verse 2:5.
  5. ‡ 2:5 Originally verse 2:6.
  6. ‡ 2:6 Originally verse 2:7.
  7. ‡ 2:7 Originally verse 2:8.
  8. ‡ 2:8 Originally verse 2:9.
  9. ‡ 2:9 Originally verse 2:10.
  10. ‡ 2:10 Originally verse 2:11.
  11. ‡ 2:11 Originally verse 2:12.
  12. ‡ 2:12 Originally verse 2:13.
  13. ‡ 2:13 Originally verse 2:14.