1 Woe ה֖וֹי Ho H1945 to the bloody city עִ֣יר 'ir H5892 ! It is all full of lies [ and ] violence; the prey טָֽרֶף׃ Ta.ref H2964 departeth not . 2 The crack of the whip שׁ֔וֹט Shot H7752 , and the noise of the rattling of the wheels אוֹפָ֑ן 'o.Fan H212 , and of the prancing horses וְס֣וּס ve.Sus H5483 , and of the bounding chariots וּמֶרְכָּבָ֖ה u.mer.ka.Vah H4818 ! 3 The horseman springing up , and the glitter of the sword חֶ֙רֶב֙ che.rev H2719 , and the flash וּבְרַ֣ק u.ve.Rak H1300 of the spear חֲנִ֔ית cha.Nit H2595 , and a multitude וְרֹ֥ב ve.Ro H7230 of slain חָלָ֖ל cha.Lal H2491 , and a mass of carcases, and no end קֵ֙צֶה֙ ke.tzeh H7097 of corpses פָּ֑גֶר Pa.ger H6297 : they stumble וְכָשְׁל֖וּ ve.yikh.she.lu H3782 over their corpses H6297 . 4 — Because of the multitude H7230 of the fornications of the well-favoured harlot , mistress בַּעֲלַ֣ת ba.'a.Lat H1172 of sorceries כְּשָׁפִ֑ים ke.sha.Fim H3785 , that selleth nations גּוֹיִם֙ go.Yim H1471 through her fornications, and families H4940 through her sorceries בִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃ bikh.sha.Fei.ha H3785 , 5 behold , I am against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts צְבָא֔וֹת tze.va.'ot H6635 ; and I will uncover וְגִלֵּיתִ֥י ve.gi.lei.Ti H1540 thy skirts שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ shu.La.yikh H7757 upon thy face פָּנָ֑יִךְ pa.Na.yikh H6440 , and I will shew the nations גוֹיִם֙ go.Yim H1471 thy nakedness , and the kingdoms וּמַמְלָכ֖וֹת u.mam.la.Khot H4467 thy shame קְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ ke.lo.Nekh H7036 . 6 And I will cast H7993 abominable filth upon thee, and make וְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְ ve.sam.Tikh H7760 thee vile, and will set H7760 thee as a gazing stock. 7 And it shall come to pass , [ that ] all they that see רֹאַ֙יִךְ֙ ro.'A.yikh H7200 thee shall flee יִדּ֣וֹד yi.Dod H5074 from thee, and shall say וְאָמַר֙ ve.'a.Mar H559 , Nineveh נִֽינְוֵ֔ה nin.Veh H5210 is laid waste ! Who will bemoan her ? whence shall I seek אֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ 'a.va.Kesh H1245 comforters מְנַחֲמִ֖ים me.na.cha.Mim H5162 for thee? 8 Art thou better הֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙ ha.tei.te.Vi H3190 than No-Amon, that was situate among the rivers H2975 , [ that had ] the waters מַ֖יִם Ma.yim H4325 round H5439 about her , whose rampart חֵ֣יל cheil H2426 was the sea יָ֔ם Yam H3220 , [ and ] of the sea מִיָּ֖ם mi.Yam H3220 was her wall חוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ cho.ma.Tah H2346 ? 9 Ethiopia was her strength, and Egypt וּמִצְרַ֖יִם u.mitz.Ra.yim H4714 , and it was infinite; Phut and the Libyans וְלוּבִ֔ים ve.lu.Vim H3864 were H1961 her helpers . 10 She too was carried away , she went H1980 into captivity בַשֶּׁ֔בִי va.She.vi H7628 : her infants also H1571 were dashed יְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּ ye.ru.te.Shu H7376 in pieces , at the top H7218 of all the streets חוּצ֑וֹת chu.Tzot H2351 ; and they cast יַדּ֣וּ ya.Du H3032 lots גוֹרָ֔ל go.Ral H1486 for her honourable men , and all her great גְּדוֹלֶ֖יהָ ge.do.Lei.ha H1419 men were bound with chains. 11 Thou also גַּם־ gam- H1571 shalt be תְּהִ֖י te.Hi H1961 drunken: thou shalt be H1961 hid; thou also גַּם־ gam- H1571 shalt seek תְּבַקְשִׁ֥י te.vak.Shi H1245 a refuge מָע֖וֹז ma.'oz H4581 from the enemy מֵאוֹיֵֽב׃ me.'o.Yev H341 . 12 All thy strongholds H4013 are [ like ] fig-trees with the first-ripe figs תְּאֵנִ֖ים te.'e.Nim H8384 : if they be shaken יִנּ֕וֹעוּ yi.No.'u H5128 , they even fall וְנָפְל֖וּ ve.na.fe.Lu H5307 into the mouth פִּ֥י pi H6310 of the eater . 13 Behold , thy people עַמֵּ֤ךְ 'a.Mekh H5971 in the midst בְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְ be.kir.Bekh H7130 of thee are [ as ] women H802 : the gates H8179 of thy land אַרְצֵ֑ךְ 'ar.Tzekh H776 are set wide open H6605 unto thine enemies לְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יִךְ le.'O.ye.Va.yikh H341 ; the fire אֵ֖שׁ 'esh H784 devoureth thy bars בְּרִיחָֽיִך׃ be.ri.Cha.yikh H1280 . 15 There shall the fire אֵ֔שׁ 'Esh H784 devour H398 thee; the sword חֶ֔רֶב Che.rev H2719 shall cut תַּכְרִיתֵ֣ךְ takh.ri.Tekh H3772 thee off ; it shall devour H398 thee like the cankerworm. Make H3772 thyself many as the cankerworm, make H3772 thyself many as the locust כָּאַרְבֶּֽה׃ ka.'ar.Beh H697 . 16 Thou hast multiplied H7235 thy merchants more than the stars מִכּוֹכְבֵ֖י mi.kokh.Vei H3556 of the heavens הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם ha.sha.Ma.yim H8064 ; the cankerworm spreadeth himself out and flieth away. 17 Thy chosen men are as the locusts כָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה ka.'ar.Beh H697 , and thy captains as swarms of grasshoppers , which camp H2583 in the hedges in the cold day בְּי֣וֹם be.Yom H3117 : when the sun שֶׁ֤מֶשׁ She.mesh H8121 ariseth they flee H5074 away H5074 , and their place מְקוֹמ֖וֹ me.ko.Mo H4725 is not known H3045 where אַיָּֽם׃ 'ai.Yam H335 they are . 18 Thy shepherds רֹעֶ֙יךָ֙ ro.'Ei.kha H7462 slumber H5123 , O king מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh H4428 of Assyria אַשּׁ֔וּר 'a.Shur H804 ; thy nobles H117 lie still; thy people עַמְּךָ֛ 'a.me.Kha H5971 are scattered upon the mountains הֶהָרִ֖ים he.ha.Rim H2022 , and no man gathereth them . 19 There is no healing of thy breach; thy wound מַכָּתֶ֑ךָ ma.ka.Te.kha H4347 is grievous; all that hear שֹׁמְעֵ֣י sho.me.'Ei H8085 the report שִׁמְעֲךָ֗ shim.'a.Kha H8088 of thee clap the hands H3709 over thee; for upon whom hath not thy wickedness H7451 passed H5674 continually תָּמִֽיד׃ ta.Mid H8548 ? ← Nahum 2 Habakkuk 1 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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