Berean Standard Bible

Nahum 3

1WoeH1945 to the cityH5892 of bloodH1818, fullH3605 of liesH3585, full ofH4392 plunderH6563, neverH3808 withoutH4185 preyH2964.2The crackH6963 of the whipH7752, the rumbleH6963 H7494 of the wheelH212, gallopingH1725 horseH5483 and boundingH7540 chariotH4818!3ChargingH5927 horsemanH6571, flashingH3851 swordH2719, shiningH1300 spearH2595; heapsH7230 of slainH2491, moundsH3514 of corpsesH6297, dead bodiesH1472 withoutH369 endH7097— they stumbleH3782 over their deadH1472—4because of the manyH7230 harlotriesH2183 of the harlotH2181, the seductiveH2896 H2580 mistressH1172 of sorceryH3785, who betraysH4376 nationsH1471 by her prostitutionH2183 and clansH4940 by her witchcraftH3785.

5“BeholdH2005, I am against youH413,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635.“I will liftH1540 your skirtsH7757 overH5921 your faceH6440.I will showH7200 your nakednessH4626 to the nationsH1471and your shameH7036 to the kingdomsH4467.6I will peltH7993 youH5921 with filthH8251and treat you with contemptH5034;I will makeH7760 a spectacle of youH7210.7ThenH1961 allH3605 who see youH7200will recoilH5074 from youH4480 and sayH559,‘NinevehH5210 is devastatedH7703;whoH4310 will grieveH5110 for her?’WhereH370 can I findH1245comfortersH5162 for you?”

8Are you betterH3190 than ThebesH4996 H528,1stationedH3427 by the NileH2975 with waterH4325 aroundH5439 her,whoseH834 rampartH2426 was the seaH3220,whose wallH2346 was the waterH3220?9CushH3568 2 and EgyptH4714 were her boundlessH369 H7097 strengthH6109;PutH6316 and LibyaH3864 wereH1961 her alliesH5833.10YetH1571 sheH1931 became an exileH1473;she wentH1980 into captivityH7628.Her infantsH5768 H1571 were dashed to piecesH7376at the headH7218 of everyH3605 streetH2351.They castH3032 lotsH1486 forH5921 her dignitariesH3513,and allH3605 her noblesH1419 were boundH7576 in chainsH2131.11YouH859 tooH1571 will become drunkH7937;you will goH1961 into hidingH5956 andH1571 seekH1245 refugeH4581 from the enemyH341.

12AllH3605 your fortressesH4013 are fig treesH8384withH5973 the first ripe figsH1061;whenH518 shakenH5128, they fallH5307intoH5921 the mouthH6310 of the eaterH398!

13Look atH2009 your troopsH5971—they are like your womenH802 H7130!The gatesH8179 of your landH776are wide openH6605 to your enemiesH341;fireH784 consumesH398 their barsH1280.

14DrawH7579 your waterH4325 for the siegeH4692;strengthenH2388 your fortressesH4013.WorkH935 the clayH2916 and treadH7429 the mortarH2563;repairH2388 the brickH4404 kiln!15ThereH8033 the fireH784 will devour youH398;the swordH2719 will cut you downH3772and consume youH398 like a young locustH3218.Make yourself manyH3513 like the young locustH3218;make yourself manyH3513 like the swarming locustH697!16You have multipliedH7235 your merchantsH7402more than the starsH3556 of the skyH8064.The young locustH3218 strips the landH6584and flies awayH5774.17Your guardsH4502 3 are like the swarming locustH697,and your scribesH2951 4 like clouds of locustsH1462that settleH2583 on the wallsH1448 on a coldH7135 dayH3117.When the sunH8121 risesH2224, they fly awayH5074,and noH3808 one knowsH3045 H4725 whereH335.

18O kingH4428 of AssyriaH804, your shepherdsH7462 slumberH5123;your officersH117 sleepH7931.Your peopleH5971 are scatteredH6335 onH5921 the mountainsH2022with no oneH369 to gather themH6908.19There is noH369 healingH3545 for your injuryH7667;your woundH4347 is severeH2470.AllH3605 who hearH8085 the news of youH8088applaudH8628 H3709 yourH5921 downfall,forH3588 H5921 whoH4310 has notH3808 experiencedH5674your constantH8548 crueltyH7451?

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