Nahum 3

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1: WoeH1945 to the city!H5892 bloodyH1818 it [is] allH3605 liesH3585 [and] robbery-H6563 fullH4395 of never-H3808 departsH4185 [Its] victim.H2964

2: The noiseH6963 of a whip,H7752 and the noiseH6963 of rattlingH7494 wheels,H0212 and of horses,H5483 gallopingH1725 and of chariotsH4818 clattering.H7540

3: HorsemenH6571 charge withH5927 and brightH3851 swordH2719 and glitteringH1300 spear-H2595 and [There is] a multitudeH7230 of slain,H2491 and a great numberH3514 of bodies-H6297 andH0369 CountlessH7097 corpses-H1472 they stumbleH3782 over the corpses-H1472

4: because of the multitudeH7230 of harlotries,H2181 of the harlotH2181 of the well favoredH2896 seductiveH2580 the mistressH1172 of sorceries,H3785 who sellsH4376 nationsH1471 through her harlotriesH2183 and familiesH4940 through her sorceries.H3785

5: Behold I [am]H2005 against youH0413 saysH5002 YahwehH3068 of hosts-H6635 and I will liftH1540 your skirtsH7757 overH5921 your face,H6440 and I will showH7200 the nationsH1471 your nakedness,H4626 and the kingdomsH4467 your shame.H7036

6: And I will castH7993 upon youH5921 abominable [filth]H8251 and Make you vile,H5034 and make youH7760 a spectacle.H7210

7: And it shall come to pass,H1961 [that] allH3605 who look upon youH7200 will fleeH5074 from youH4480 and say,H0559 is laid waste!H7703 NinevehH5210 whoH4310 will bemoanH5110 whereH0370 shall I seekH1245 comfortersH5162

8: Are you betterH3190 than NoH4996 AmonH0528 [That was] situatedH3427 by the River,H2975 that had the watersH4325 aroundH5439 WhoseH0834 rampart [was]H2426 the sea,H3220 the seaH3220 Whose wall [was]?H2346

9: EthiopiaH3568 [were] her strength,H6109 and EgyptH4714 andH0369 [it was] boundless-H7097 LibyaH6316 and LubimH3864 wereH1961 your helpers.H5833

10: YetH1571 she [was]H1931 [carried away] captive,H1473 she wentH1980 into captivity-H7628 alsoH1571 Her young childrenH5768 were dashed to piecesH7376 at the headH7218 of everyH3605 street-H2351 forH5921 her honorable men,H3513 they castH3032 lotsH1486 and allH3605 her great menH1419 were boundH7576 in chains.H2131

11: AlsoH1571 YouH0859 will be drunk-H7937 You will beH1961 hidden,H5956 alsoH1571 YouH0859 will seekH1245 refugeH4581 from the enemy.H0341

12: AllH3605 your strongholds [are]H4013 fig treesH8384 withH5973 ripened figs-H1061 ifH0518 they are shaken,H5128 and they fallH5307 intoH5921 the mouthH6310 of the eater.H0398

13: Surely,H2009 your peopleH5971 [are] women-H0802 in your midstH7130 for your enemies-H0341 wideH6605 are openH6605 the gatesH8179 of your landH0776 shall devourH0398 FireH0784 the bars of your [gates].H1280

14: WaterH4325 for the siege,H4692 DrawH7579 FortifyH2388 your strongholds!H4013 goH0935 into the clay,H2916 and treadH7429 the mortar,H2563 Make strongH2388 the brick [kiln].H4404

15: ThereH8033 will devour youH0398 the fireH0784 will cut you off,H3772 the swordH2719 it will eat you upH0398 like a locust-H3218 Make yourself manyH3513 like the locust,H3218 Make yourself manyH3513 like the [swarming] locusts.H0697

16: You have multipliedH7235 your merchantsH7402 more than starsH3556 of the heaven-H8064 the locustH3218 plunders,H6584 and flies away.H5774

17: Your commanders [are]H4502 like [swarming] locusts,H0697 and your generalsH2951 like grasshoppersH1462 great,H1462 which campH2583 in the hedgesH1448 on a day,H3117 coldH7135 the sunH8121 when risesH2224 and they flee away,H5074 and notH3808 is knownH3045 the placeH4725 where they [are].H0335

18: Slumber,H5123 Your shepherdsH7462 kingH4428 of Assyria-H0804 rest [in the dust]H7931 Your noblesH0117 are scatteredH6335 Your peopleH5971 onH5921 the mountains,H2022 and no oneH0369 gathers them.H6908

19: NoH0369 healingH3545 Your injury [has]-H7667 is severe.H2470 Your woundH4347 allH3605 who hearH8085 news of youH8088 will clapH8628 [their] handsH3709 over youH5921 forH3588 uponH5921 whomH4310 notH3808 has passedH5674 your wickednessH7451 continually?H8548