Berean Standard Bible

Nahum 2:1-7

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.

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. ↩