Berean Standard Bible

Nahum 2

1One who scattersH6327 advancesH5927 againstH5921 youH6440, O Nineveh. GuardH5341 the fortressH4694! WatchH6822 the roadH1870! Brace yourselvesH2388 H4975!1 SummonH553 allH3966 your strengthH3581!

2ForH3588 the LORDH3068 will restoreH7725 the splendorH1347 of JacobH3290like the splendorH1347 of IsraelH3478,thoughH3588 destroyersH1238 have laid them wasteH1238and ruinedH7843 the branches of their vineH2156.

3The shieldsH4043 of his mighty menH1368 are redH119;the valiant warriorsH376 H2428 are dressed in scarletH8529.The fittingsH6393 of the chariotsH7393 flash like fireH784on the dayH3117 they are preparedH3559,and the spears of cypressH1265have been brandishedH7477.24The chariotsH7393 dashH1984 through the streetsH2351;they rush aroundH8264 the plazasH7339,appearingH4758 like torchesH3940,darting aboutH7323 like lightningH1300.5He summonsH2142 his noblesH117;they stumbleH3782 as they advanceH1979.They raceH4116 to its wallH2346;the protective shieldH5526 is set in placeH3559.6The riverH5104 gatesH8179 are thrown openH6605and the palaceH1964 collapsesH4127.

7It is decreed thatH5324 the city be exiledH1540and carried awayH5927;her maidservantsH519 moanH5090 likeH6963 dovesH3123,and beatH8608 uponH5921 their breastsH3824.8NinevehH5210 has been like a poolH1295 of waterH4325throughoutH1931 her daysH3117,but nowH1992 it is draining awayH5127.“StopH5975! Stop!” they cryH5975,but noH369 one turns backH6437.9“PlunderH962 the silverH3701!PlunderH962 the goldH2091!”There is noH369 endH7097 to the treasureH8498,an abundanceH3519 of everyH3605 preciousH2532 thingH3627.10She is emptiedH950!Yes, she is desolateH4003 and laid wasteH1110!HeartsH3820 meltH4549, kneesH1290 knockH6375,bodiesH4975 trembleH2479, and everyH3605 faceH6440 H3605 grows paleH6908 H6289!

11WhereH346 is the lionsH738’ lairH4583or the feeding groundH4829 H1931 of the young lionsH3715,whereH834 the lionH738 and lionessH3833 H8033 prowledH1980 withH738 their cubsH1482,with nothingH369 to frighten them awayH2729?12The lionH738 mauledH2963 enough forH1767 its cubsH1484and strangled preyH2614 for the lionessH3833.It filledH4390 its densH2356 with the killH2964,and its lairsH4585 with mauled preyH2966.

13“BeholdH2005, I am against youH413,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635.“I will reduceH1197 your chariotsH7393 to cindersH6227,and the swordH2719 will devourH398 your young lionsH3715.I will cut offH3772 your preyH2964 from the earthH776,and the voicesH6963 of your messengersH4397will no longerH3808 be heardH8085 .”

Notes

1. Nahum 2:1 Hebrew Strengthen your loins! ↩
2. Nahum 2:3 Hebrew; alternately, the spears may be of pine or juniper or fir; LXX and Syriac they are prepared, and the horsemen rush to and fro. ↩