Nahum 3 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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^[1] Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery—no end to the prey. ^[2] The noise of the whip, the noise of the rattling of wheels, prancing horses, and bounding chariots, ^[3] the horseman charging, and the flashing sword, the glittering spear, and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of corpses, and there is no end of the bodies. They stumble on their bodies ^[4] because of the multitude of the prostitution of the alluring prostitute, the mistress of witchcraft, who sells nations through her prostitution, and families through her witchcraft. ^[5] “Behold, I am against you,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show the nations your nakedness, and the kingdoms your shame. ^[6] I will throw abominable filth on you and make you vile, and will make you a spectacle. ^[7] It will happen that all those who look at you will flee from you, and say, ‘Nineveh is laid waste! Who will mourn for her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?” ^[8] Are you better than No-Amon,^§ who was situated among the rivers,^§ who had the waters around her, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea? ^[9] Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers. ^[10] Yet was she carried away. She went into captivity. Her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets, and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. ^[11] You also will be drunken. You will be hidden. You also will seek a stronghold because of the enemy. ^[12] All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs. If they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater. ^[13] Behold, your troops among you are women. The gates of your land are set wide open to your enemies. The fire has devoured your bars. ^[14] Draw water for the siege. Strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. Make the brick kiln strong. ^[15] There the fire will devour you. The sword will cut you off. It will devour you like the grasshopper. Multiply like grasshoppers. Multiply like the locust. ^[16] You have increased your merchants more than the stars of the skies. The grasshopper strips and flees away. ^[17] Your guards are like the locusts, and your officials like the swarms of locusts, which settle on the walls on a cold day, but when the sun appears, they flee away, and their place is not known where they are. ^[18] Your shepherds slumber, king of Assyria. Your nobles lie down. Your people are scattered on the mountains, and there is no one to gather them. ^[19] There is no healing your wound, for your injury is fatal. All who hear the report of you clap their hands over you, for who hasn’t felt your endless cruelty?

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or, Thebes
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King James Version

^[1] WoeH1945 to the bloodyH1818 city!H5892 it [is] all fullH4392 of liesH3585 [and] robbery;H6563 the preyH2964 departethH4185(HiphImpf) not; ^[2] The noiseH6963 of a whip,H7752 and the noiseH6963 of the rattlingH7494 of the wheels,H212 and of the pransingH1725(QalActPtc) horses,H5483 and of the jumpingH7540(PielPtc) chariots.H4818 ^[3] The horsemanH6571 lifteth upH5927(HiphPtc) both the brightH3851 swordH2719 and the glitteringH1300 spear:H2595 and [there is] a multitudeH7230 of slain,H2491 and a greatH3514 number of carcases;H6297 and [there is] none endH7097 of [their] corpses;H1472 they stumbleH3782(QalPerf/Qere) upon their corpses:H1472 ^[4] Because of the multitudeH7230 of the whoredomsH2183 of the wellfavouredH2896 harlot,H2181(QalActPtc) the mistressH1172 of witchcrafts,H3785 that sellethH4376(QalActPtc) nationsH1471 through her whoredoms,H2183 and familiesH4940 through her witchcrafts.H3785 ^[5] Behold, I [am] against thee, saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the LordH3068 of hosts;H6635 and I will discoverH1540(PielPerf) thy skirtsH7757 upon thy face,H6440 and I will shewH7200(HiphPerf) the nationsH1471 thy nakedness,H4626 and the kingdomsH4467 thy shame.H7036 ^[6] And I will castH7993(HiphPerf) abominable filthH8251 upon thee, and make thee vile,H5034(PielPerf) and will setH7760(QalPerf) thee as a gazingstock.H7210 ^[7] And it shall come to pass, [that] all they that lookH7200(QalActPtc) upon thee shall fleeH5074(QalImpf) from thee, and say,H559(QalPerf) NinevehH5210 is laid waste:H7703(PualPerf) who will bemoanH5110(QalImpf) her? whenceH370 shall I seekH1245(PielImpf) comfortersH5162(PielPtc) for thee? ^[8] Art thou betterH3190(HiphImpf) than populousH527(Qere) No,H4996 that was situateH3427(QalActPtc) among the rivers,H2975 [that had] the watersH4325 round aboutH5439 it, whose rampartH2426 [was] the sea,H3220 [and] her wallH2346 [was] from the sea?H3220 ^[9] EthiopiaH3568 and EgyptH4714 [were] her strength,H6109 and [it was] infinite;H369 PutH6316 and LubimH3864 were thy helpers.H5833 ^[10] Yet [was] she carried away,H1473 she wentH1980(QalPerf) into captivity:H7628 her young childrenH5768 also were dashed in piecesH7376(PualImpf) at the topH7218 of all the streets:H2351 and they castH3032(QalPerf) lotsH1486 for her honourable men,H3513(NiphPtc) and all her great menH1419 were boundH7576(PualPerf) in chains.H2131 ^[11] Thou also shalt be drunken:H7937(QalImpf) thou shalt be hid,H5956(NiphPtc) thou also shalt seekH1245(PielImpf) strengthH4581 because of the enemy.H341(QalActPtc) ^[12] All thy strong holdsH4013 [shall be like] fig treesH8384 with the firstripe figs:H1061 if they be shaken,H5128(NiphImpf) they shall even fallH5307(QalPerf) into the mouthH6310 of the eater.H398(QalActPtc) ^[13] Behold, thy peopleH5971 in the midstH7130 of thee [are] women:H802 the gatesH8179 of thy landH776 shall be set wideH6605(QalInf) openH6605(NiphPerf) unto thine enemies:H341(QalActPtc) the fireH784 shall devourH398(QalPerf) thy bars.H1280 ^[14] DrawH7579(QalImpv) thee watersH4325 for the siege,H4692 fortifyH2388(PielImpv) thy strong holds:H4013 goH935(QalImpv) into clay,H2916 and treadH7429(QalImpv) the morter,H2563 make strongH2388(HiphImpv) the brickkiln.H4404 ^[15] There shall the fireH784 devourH398(QalImpf) thee; the swordH2719 shall cut thee off,H3772(HiphImpf) it shall eat thee upH398(QalImpf) like the cankerworm:H3218 make thyself manyH3513(HithImpv) as the cankerworm,H3218 make thyself manyH3513(HithImpv) as the locusts.H697 ^[16] Thou hast multipliedH7235(HiphPerf) thy merchantsH7402(QalActPtc) above the starsH3556 of heaven:H8064 the cankerwormH3218 spoileth,H6584(QalPerf) and flieth away.H5774(QalImpf) ^[17] Thy crownedH4502 [are] as the locusts,H697 and thy captainsH2951 as the great grasshoppers,H1462 which campH2583(QalActPtc) in the hedgesH1448 in the coldH7135 day,H3117 [but] when the sunH8121 arisethH2224(QalPerf) they flee away,H5074(PoalPerf) and their placeH4725 is not knownH3045(NiphPerf) whereH335 they [are]. ^[18] Thy shepherdsH7462(QalActPtc) slumber,H5123(QalPerf) O kingH4428 of Assyria:H804 thy noblesH117 shall dwellH7931(QalImpf) [in the dust]: thy peopleH5971 is scatteredH6335(NiphPerf) upon the mountains,H2022 and no man gatherethH6908(PielPtc) [them]. ^[19] [There is] no healingH3545 of thy bruise;H7667 thy woundH4347 is grievous:H2470(NiphPtc) all that hearH8085(QalActPtc) the bruitH8088 of thee shall clapH8628(QalPerf) the handsH3709 over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickednessH7451 passedH5674(QalPerf) continually?H8548

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