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World English Bible

Nahum 2 (WEBP)

[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.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Nahum 2 (KJVS)

[1] He that dasheth in pieces () is come up () before thy face: keep () the munition, watch () the way, make thy loins strong, () fortify () thy power mightily.
[2] For the Lord hath turned away () the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers () have emptied them out, () and marred () their vine branches.
[3] The shield of his mighty men is made red, () the valiant men are in scarlet: () the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, () and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken. ()
[4] The chariots shall rage () in the streets, they shall justle one against another () in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run () like the lightnings.
[5] He shall recount () his worthies: they shall stumble () in their walk; they shall make haste () to the wall thereof, and the defence () shall be prepared. ()
[6] The gates of the rivers shall be opened, () and the palace shall be dissolved. ()
[7] And Huzzab () shall be led away captive, () she shall be brought up, () and her maids shall lead () her as with the voice of doves, tabering () upon their breasts.
[8] But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. () Stand, () stand, () shall they cry; but none shall look back. ()
[9] Take ye the spoil () of silver, take the spoil () of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
[10] She is empty, and void, and waste: () and the heart melteth, () and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather () blackness.
[11] Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, () and the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid? ()
[12] The lion did tear in pieces () enough for his whelps, and strangled () for his lionesses, and filled () his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.
[13] Behold, I am against thee, saith () the Lord of hosts, and I will burn () her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour () thy young lions: and I will cut off () thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard. ()

Nahum 2:1 Or, the disperser or hammer
Nahum 2:2 Or, the pride of Jacob and the pride of Israel
Nahum 2:3a Or, dyed scarlet
Nahum 2:3b Heb. fiery torches
Nahum 2:4 Heb. their show
Nahum 2:5 Or, gallants
Nahum 2:6 Or, molten
Nahum 2:7a Or, That which was established, or, there was a stand made
Nahum 2:7b Or, discovered
Nahum 2:8a Or, from the days that she hath been
Nahum 2:8b Or, cause to turn
Nahum 2:9a Or, And their infinite store, etc.
Nahum 2:9b Heb. vessels of desire

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Nahum 2 (BYZ)

[1] [2:2] ανεβη εμφυσων εις προσωπον σου εξαιρουμενος εκ θλιψεως σκοπευσον οδον κρατησον οσφυος ανδρισαι τη ισχυι σφοδρα
[2] [2:3] διοτι απεστρεψεν κυριος την υβριν ιακωβ καθως υβριν του ισραηλ διοτι εκτινασσοντες εξετιναξαν αυτους και τα κληματα αυτων διεφθειραν
[3] [2:4] οπλα δυναστειας αυτων εξ ανθρωπων ανδρας δυνατους εμπαιζοντας εν πυρι αι ηνιαι των αρματων αυτων εν ημερα ετοιμασιας αυτου και οι ιππεις θορυβηθησονται
[4] [2:5] εν ταις οδοις και συγχυθησονται τα αρματα και συμπλακησονται εν ταις πλατειαις η ορασις αυτων ως λαμπαδες πυρος και ως αστραπαι διατρεχουσαι
[5] [2:6] και μνησθησονται οι μεγιστανες αυτων και φευξονται ημερας και ασθενησουσιν εν τη πορεια αυτων και σπευσουσιν επι τα τειχη και ετοιμασουσιν τας προφυλακας αυτων
[6] [2:7] πυλαι των ποταμων διηνοιχθησαν και τα βασιλεια διεπεσεν
[7] [2:8] και η υποστασις απεκαλυφθη και αυτη ανεβαινεν και αι δουλαι αυτης ηγοντο καθως περιστεραι φθεγγομεναι εν καρδιαις αυτων
[8] [2:9] και νινευη ως κολυμβηθρα υδατος τα υδατα αυτης και αυτοι φευγοντες ουκ εστησαν και ουκ ην ο επιβλεπων
[9] [2:10] διηρπαζον το αργυριον διηρπαζον το χρυσιον και ουκ ην περας του κοσμου αυτης βεβαρυνται υπερ παντα τα σκευη τα επιθυμητα αυτης
[10] [2:11] εκτιναγμος και ανατιναγμος και εκβρασμος και καρδιας θραυσμος και υπολυσις γονατων και ωδινες επι πασαν οσφυν και το προσωπον παντων ως προσκαυμα χυτρας
[11] [2:12] που εστιν το κατοικητηριον των λεοντων και η νομη η ουσα τοις σκυμνοις ου επορευθη λεων του εισελθειν εκει σκυμνος λεοντος και ουκ ην ο εκφοβων
[12] [2:13] λεων ηρπασεν τα ικανα τοις σκυμνοις αυτου και απεπνιξεν τοις λεουσιν αυτου και επλησεν θηρας νοσσιαν αυτου και το κατοικητηριον αυτου αρπαγης
[13] [2:14] ιδου εγω επι σε λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ και εκκαυσω εν καπνω πληθος σου και τους λεοντας σου καταφαγεται ρομφαια και εξολεθρευσω εκ της γης την θηραν σου και ου μη ακουσθη ουκετι τα εργα σου

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.