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World English Bible

Nahum 3 (WEBP)

[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?

Nahum 3:8a or, Thebes
Nahum 3:8b or, Nile

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 3 (KJVS)

[1] Woe to the bloody city! it [is] all full of lies [and] robbery; the prey departeth () not;
[2] The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing () horses, and of the jumping () chariots.
[3] The horseman lifteth up () both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and [there is] a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and [there is] none end of [their] corpses; they stumble () () () upon their corpses:
[4] Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, () the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth () nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
[5] Behold, I [am] against thee, saith () the Lord of hosts; and I will discover () thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew () the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
[6] And I will cast () abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, () and will set () thee as a gazingstock.
[7] And it shall come to pass, [that] all they that look () upon thee shall flee () from thee, and say, () Nineveh is laid waste: () who will bemoan () her? whence shall I seek () comforters () for thee?
[8] Art thou better () than populous () No, that was situate () among the rivers, [that had] the waters round about it, whose rampart [was] the sea, [and] her wall [was] from the sea?
[9] Ethiopia and Egypt [were] her strength, and [it was] infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
[10] Yet [was] she carried away, she went () into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces () at the top of all the streets: and they cast () lots for her honourable men, () and all her great men were bound () in chains.
[11] Thou also shalt be drunken: () thou shalt be hid, () thou also shalt seek () strength because of the enemy. ()
[12] All thy strong holds [shall be like] fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, () they shall even fall () into the mouth of the eater. ()
[13] Behold, thy people in the midst of thee [are] women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide () open () unto thine enemies: () the fire shall devour () thy bars.
[14] Draw () thee waters for the siege, fortify () thy strong holds: go () into clay, and tread () the morter, make strong () the brickkiln.
[15] There shall the fire devour () thee; the sword shall cut thee off, () it shall eat thee up () like the cankerworm: make thyself many () as the cankerworm, make thyself many () as the locusts.
[16] Thou hast multiplied () thy merchants () above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, () and flieth away. ()
[17] Thy crowned [are] as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp () in the hedges in the cold day, [but] when the sun ariseth () they flee away, () and their place is not known () where they [are].
[18] Thy shepherds () slumber, () O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell () [in the dust]: thy people is scattered () upon the mountains, and no man gathereth () [them].
[19] [There is] no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: () all that hear () the bruit of thee shall clap () the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed () continually?

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Nahum 3 (BYZ)

[1] ω πολις αιματων ολη ψευδης αδικιας πληρης ου ψηλαφηθησεται θηρα
[2] φωνη μαστιγων και φωνη σεισμου τροχων και ιππου διωκοντος και αρματος αναβρασσοντος
[3] και ιππεως αναβαινοντος και στιλβουσης ρομφαιας και εξαστραπτοντων οπλων και πληθους τραυματιων και βαρειας πτωσεως και ουκ ην περας τοις εθνεσιν αυτης και ασθενησουσιν εν τοις σωμασιν αυτων
[4] απο πληθους πορνειας πορνη καλη και επιχαρης ηγουμενη φαρμακων η πωλουσα εθνη εν τη πορνεια αυτης και φυλας εν τοις φαρμακοις αυτης
[5] ιδου εγω επι σε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ο παντοκρατωρ και αποκαλυψω τα οπισω σου επι το προσωπον σου και δειξω εθνεσιν την αισχυνην σου και βασιλειαις την ατιμιαν σου
[6] και επιρριψω επι σε βδελυγμον κατα τας ακαθαρσιας σου και θησομαι σε εις παραδειγμα
[7] και εσται πας ο ορων σε αποπηδησεται απο σου και ερει δειλαια νινευη τις στεναξει αυτην ποθεν ζητησω παρακλησιν αυτη
[8] ετοιμασαι μεριδα αρμοσαι χορδην ετοιμασαι μεριδα αμων η κατοικουσα εν ποταμοις υδωρ κυκλω αυτης ης η αρχη θαλασσα και υδωρ τα τειχη αυτης
[9] και αιθιοπια η ισχυς αυτης και αιγυπτος και ουκ εστιν περας της φυγης και λιβυες εγενοντο βοηθοι αυτης
[10] και αυτη εις μετοικεσιαν πορευσεται αιχμαλωτος και τα νηπια αυτης εδαφιουσιν επ αρχας πασων των οδων αυτης και επι παντα τα ενδοξα αυτης βαλουσιν κληρους και παντες οι μεγιστανες αυτης δεθησονται χειροπεδαις
[11] και συ μεθυσθηση και εση υπερεωραμενη και συ ζητησεις σεαυτη στασιν εξ εχθρων
[12] παντα τα οχυρωματα σου συκαι σκοπους εχουσαι εαν σαλευθωσιν και πεσουνται εις στομα εσθοντος
[13] ιδου ο λαος σου ως γυναικες εν σοι τοις εχθροις σου ανοιγομεναι ανοιχθησονται πυλαι της γης σου και καταφαγεται πυρ τους μοχλους σου
[14] υδωρ περιοχης επισπασαι σεαυτη και κατακρατησον των οχυρωματων σου εμβηθι εις πηλον και συμπατηθητι εν αχυροις κατακρατησον υπερ πλινθον
[15] εκει καταφαγεται σε πυρ εξολεθρευσει σε ρομφαια καταφαγεται σε ως ακρις και βαρυνθηση ως βρουχος
[16] επληθυνας τας εμποριας σου υπερ τα αστρα του ουρανου βρουχος ωρμησεν και εξεπετασθη
[17] εξηλατο ως αττελεβος ο συμμικτος σου ως ακρις επιβεβηκυια επι φραγμον εν ημεραις παγους ο ηλιος ανετειλεν και αφηλατο και ουκ εγνω τον τοπον αυτης ουαι αυτοις
[18] ενυσταξαν οι ποιμενες σου βασιλευς ασσυριος εκοιμισεν τους δυναστας σου απηρεν ο λαος σου επι τα ορη και ουκ ην ο εκδεχομενος
[19] ουκ εστιν ιασις τη συντριβη σου εφλεγμανεν η πληγη σου παντες οι ακουοντες την αγγελιαν σου κροτησουσιν χειρας επι σε διοτι επι τινα ουκ επηλθεν η κακια σου δια παντος