Revised Version 1895

Nahum 2:1-7

1He that dasheth in pieces is comeupH5921beforeעַל־'al-H5921thy face:keepH3254the munition,watchH2009thewayH3605,makeH3772thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

2For the LORD bringethagainפָּנַ֖יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied themoutחַזֵּ֣קcha.ZekH2388, and marred their vine branches.

3The shield of his mightymenH3478ismadeשָׁ֤בshavH7725red, the valiantmenH3478are in scarlet: the chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the spears are shaken terribly.

4ThechariotsH7393rage in the streets, they justle oneagainstH376anotherH376in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches, they run like the lightnings.

5He remembereth his worthies: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.

6The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.

7And Huzzab is uncovered, she is carriedawayנָמֽוֹג׃na.MogH4127, andherשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179handmaids mourn as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.

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