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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?

Footnotes

  1. § 3:8a or, Thebes
  2. § 3:8b or, Nile
King James Version

The End of Nineveh

[1] Woe H1945 to the bloody H1818 city! H5892§ it is all full H4392 of lies H3585 and robbery; H6563 the prey H2964 departeth H4185 (HiphImpf) not; [2] the noise H6963 of a whip, H7752 and the noise H6963 of the rattling H7494 of the wheels, H212 and of the pransing H1725 (QalActPtc) horses, H5483 and of the jumping H7540 (PielPtc) chariots. H4818 [3] The horseman H6571 lifteth up H5927 (HiphPtc) both the bright H3851 sword H2719 and the glittering H1300 spear: H2595 and there is a multitude H7230 of slain, H2491 and a great H3514 number of carcases; H6297 and there is none end H7097 of their corpses; H1472 they stumble H3782 (QalPerf/Qere) upon their corpses: H1472 [4] because of the multitude H7230 of the whoredoms H2183 of the wellfavoured H2896 harlot, H2181 (QalActPtc) the mistress H1172 of witchcrafts, H3785 that selleth H4376 (QalActPtc) nations H1471 through her whoredoms, H2183 and families H4940 through her witchcrafts. H3785 [5] Behold, I am against thee, saith H5002 (QalPasPtc) the Lord H3068 of hosts; H6635 and I will discover H1540 (PielPerf) thy skirts H7757 upon thy face, H6440 and I will shew H7200 (HiphPerf) the nations H1471 thy nakedness, H4626 and the kingdoms H4467 thy shame. H7036 [6] And I will cast H7993 (HiphPerf) abominable filth H8251 upon thee, and make thee vile, H5034 (PielPerf) and will set H7760 (QalPerf) thee as a gazingstock. H7210 [7] And it shall come to pass, that all they that look H7200 (QalActPtc) upon thee shall flee H5074 (QalImpf) from thee, and say, H559 (QalPerf) Nineveh H5210 is laid waste: H7703 (PualPerf) who will bemoan H5110 (QalImpf) her? whence H370 shall I seek H1245 (PielImpf) comforters H5162 (PielPtc) for thee? [8] Art thou better H3190 (HiphImpf) than populous H527 (Qere) No, H4996§ that was situate H3427 (QalActPtc) among the rivers, H2975 that had the waters H4325 round about H5439 it, whose rampart H2426 was the sea, H3220 and her wall H2346 was from the sea? H3220 [9] Ethiopia H3568 and Egypt H4714 were her strength, H6109 and it was infinite; H369 Put H6316 and Lubim H3864 were thy helpers. H5833§ [10] Yet was she carried away, H1473 she went H1980 (QalPerf) into captivity: H7628 her young children H5768 also were dashed in pieces H7376 (PualImpf) at the top H7218 of all the streets: H2351 and they cast H3032 (QalPerf) lots H1486 for her honourable men, H3513 (NiphPtc) and all her great men H1419 were bound H7576 (PualPerf) in chains. H2131 [11] Thou also shalt be drunken: H7937 (QalImpf) thou shalt be hid, H5956 (NiphPtc) thou also shalt seek H1245 (PielImpf) strength H4581 because of the enemy. H341 (QalActPtc) [12] All thy strong holds H4013 shall be like fig trees H8384 with the firstripe figs: H1061 if they be shaken, H5128 (NiphImpf) they shall even fall H5307 (QalPerf) into the mouth H6310 of the eater. H398 (QalActPtc) [13] Behold, thy people H5971 in the midst H7130 of thee are women: H802 the gates H8179 of thy land H776 shall be set wide H6605 (QalInf) open H6605 (NiphPerf) unto thine enemies: H341 (QalActPtc) the fire H784 shall devour H398 (QalPerf) thy bars. H1280 [14] Draw H7579 (QalImpv) thee waters H4325 for the siege, H4692 fortify H2388 (PielImpv) thy strong holds: H4013 go H935 (QalImpv) into clay, H2916 and tread H7429 (QalImpv) the morter, H2563 make strong H2388 (HiphImpv) the brickkiln. H4404 [15] There shall the fire H784 devour H398 (QalImpf) thee; the sword H2719 shall cut thee off, H3772 (HiphImpf) it shall eat thee up H398 (QalImpf) like the cankerworm: H3218 make thyself many H3513 (HithImpv) as the cankerworm, H3218 make thyself many H3513 (HithImpv) as the locusts. H697 [16] Thou hast multiplied H7235 (HiphPerf) thy merchants H7402 (QalActPtc) above the stars H3556 of heaven: H8064 the cankerworm H3218 spoileth, H6584 (QalPerf)§ and fleeth away. H5774 (QalImpf) [17] Thy crowned H4502 are as the locusts, H697 and thy captains H2951 as the great grasshoppers, H1462 which camp H2583 (QalActPtc) in the hedges H1448 in the cold H7135 day, H3117 but when the sun H8121 ariseth H2224 (QalPerf) they flee away, H5074 (PoalPerf) and their place H4725 is not known H3045 (NiphPerf) where H335 they are. [18] Thy shepherds H7462 (QalActPtc) slumber, H5123 (QalPerf) O king H4428 of Assyria: H804 thy nobles H117§ shall dwell H7931 (QalImpf) in the dust: thy people H5971 is scattered H6335 (NiphPerf) upon the mountains, H2022 and no man gathereth H6908 (PielPtc) them. [19] There is no healing§ H3545 of thy bruise; H7667 thy wound H4347 is grievous: H2470 (NiphPtc) all that hear H8085 (QalActPtc) the bruit H8088 of thee shall clap H8628 (QalPerf) the hands H3709 over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness H7451 passed H5674 (QalPerf) continually? H8548

Footnotes

  1. § 3:1 Heb. city of bloods
  2. § 3:8 Or, nourishing. Heb. No Amon
  3. § 3:9 Heb. in thy help
  4. § 3:16 Or, spreadeth himself
  5. § 3:18 Or, valiant ones
  6. § 3:19 Heb. wrinkling
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