New American Standard Bible 1995

Nahum 3:12-19

12AllH3605 your fortificationsH4013 are 1figH8384 treesH8384 with 2 3ripeH1061 fruitH1061-- WhenH518 shakenH5128, they fallH5307 into the eater’sH398 mouthH6310.13BeholdH2009, your peopleH5971 are 4womenH802 in your midstH7130! The gatesH8179 of your landH776 are 5openedH6605 wideH6605 to your enemiesH340; FireH784 consumesH398 your gate barsH1280.14 6DrawH7579 for yourself waterH4325 for the siegeH4692! 7StrengthenH2388 your fortificationsH4013! GoH935 into the clayH2916 and treadH7429 the mortarH2563! TakeH2388 holdH2388 of the brickH4404 moldH4404!15ThereH8033 8fireH784 will consumeH398 you, The swordH2719 will cutH3772 you downH3772; It will 9consumeH398 you as the locustH3218 does. MultiplyH3513 yourself like the creepingH3218 locustH3218, MultiplyH3513 yourself like the swarmingH697 locustH697.16You have increasedH7235 your 10tradersH7402 moreH4480 thanH4480 the starsH3556 of heavenH8064-- The creepingH3218 locustH3218 11stripsH6584 and fliesH5774 awayH5774.17Your 12 13guardsmenH4502 are like the swarmingH697 locustH697. Your 14marshalsH2951 are like hordesH1462 of grasshoppersH1462 SettlingH2583 in the stone wallsH1448 on a coldH7135 dayH3117. The sunH8121 risesH2224 and they fleeH5074, And the placeH4725 whereH335 they are is not knownH3045.18Your shepherdsH7462 are 15sleepingH5123, O 16kingH4428 of AssyriaH804; Your 17noblesH117 are lyingH7931 downH7931. Your peopleH5971 are 18scatteredH6335 on the mountainsH2022 And thereH369 is noH369 oneH369 to regatherH6908 them.19ThereH369 is 19noH369 reliefH3545 for your breakdownH7667, Your 20woundH4347 is incurableH2470. AllH3605 who hearH8085 21aboutH8088 you Will 22clapH8628 their handsH3709 overH5921 you, For on whomH4310 has not your evilH7463 passedH5674 continuallyH8548?

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Notes

1. Nahum 3:12 Rev 6:13 ↩
2. Nahum 3:12 Lit first fruits ↩
3. Nahum 3:12 Is 28:4 ↩
4. Nahum 3:13 Is 19:16; Jer 50:37; 51:30 ↩
5. Nahum 3:13 Is 45:1, 2; Nah 2:6 ↩
6. Nahum 3:14 2 Chr 32:3, 4 ↩
7. Nahum 3:14 Nah 2:1 ↩
8. Nahum 3:15 Is 66:15, 16; Nah 2:13; 3:13 ↩
9. Nahum 3:15 Joel 1:4 ↩
10. Nahum 3:16 Is 23:8 ↩
11. Nahum 3:16 I.e. strips vegetation; or molts ↩
12. Nahum 3:17 Or officials ↩
13. Nahum 3:17 Rev 9:7 ↩
14. Nahum 3:17 Jer 51:27 ↩
15. Nahum 3:18 Ps 76:5, 6; Is 56:10; Jer 51:57 ↩
16. Nahum 3:18 Jer 50:18 ↩
17. Nahum 3:18 Nah 2:5 ↩
18. Nahum 3:18 1 Kin 22:17; Is 13:14 ↩
19. Nahum 3:19 Jer 46:11; Mic 1:9 ↩
20. Nahum 3:19 Jer 30:12 ↩
21. Nahum 3:19 Lit your report ↩
22. Nahum 3:19 Job 27:23; Lam 2:15 ↩

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