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Nahum 2

1Hethatdashethinpiecesiscomeupagainstthy face:keepthefortress,watchtheway,makeH3772[thy] loins strong, fortify [thy] power mightily.

2ForJehovah hathbroughtH5927againthegloryofJacob,asthegloryofIsrael;forthewastershavewastedthem,andmarredtheirvine-branches.

3Theshieldofhismightymenismadered,thevaliantmenareinscarlet:thechariots [glitter]withthesheenofsteel,inthedayofhispreparation,andthespearsarebrandished.

4ThechariotsH7393rush madlyinthestreets,theyjustleoneH376againstanotherinthebroad ways:theappearanceofthemisliketorches,theyrunlikelightnings.

5Hebethinkethhimofhisnobles:theystumbleintheir march;theymake hastetothewall thereof,andtheshelterisprepared.

6Thegatesoftheriversareopened,andthepalace melteth away.

7Anditisdecreed: sheshallbe uncovered, sheshallbe ledawayנָמֽוֹג׃na.MogH4127,andhermaidsshallmoanaswiththevoiceofdoves, drumming upon their breasts.

8Ninevehhathbeenlikeapoolofwater,sincetheday she existed,yettheyfleeaway. ...StandH5324!StandH5324!Butnone lookethback.

9Plunderthesilver, plunderthegold;forthereisnoendofthesplendid storeofallprecious vessels.

10Sheisempty,andvoid,andwaste;andtheheart melteth,andtheknees smite together,andwrithing painisinallloins,andalltheirfaces grow pale.

11Whereis[now]thedenofthelions,andthefeeding-placeoftheyoung lions, wherethelion,thelioness, [and]thelion's whelp walked,andnonemadethemafraid?

12ThelionH738toreinpieces enoughforhiswhelps,andstrangledforhislionesses,andfilledhisholeswithprey,andhisdenswithravin.

13Behold,Iam against thee, saith Jehovahofhosts:andIwill burnherchariots into smoke;andthesword shall devour thy younglionsאַרְיֵ֤ה'ar.YehH738,andIwill cut off thypreyH2964fromtheearth;andthevoiceofthymessengersshall no more be heard.

Commentaries on Nahum 2

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