Nahum 3

1WoeH1945 to the bloodyH1818 cityH5892! it is allH3605 fullH3605 of liesH3585 and rapine; the preyH2964 departeth notH3808. 2The noiseH6963 of the whipH7752, and the noiseH6963 of the rattlingH7494 of wheelsH212; and pransing horsesH5483, and jumpingH7540 chariotsH4818; 3the horseman mounting, and the flashingH3851 swordH2719, and the glitteringH1300 spearH2595; and a multitudeH7230 of slainH2491, and a greatH7230 heap of carcases: and there is noneH369 endH7097 of the corpsesH6297; they stumbleH3782 upon their corpsesH6297: 4becauseH7230 of the multitudeH7230 of the whoredoms of the wellH2896 favoured harlotH2181, the mistressH1172 of witchcraftsH3785, that selleth nationsH1471 through her whoredoms, and familiesH4940 through her witchcraftsH3785. 5BeholdH2005, I am againstH5921 thee, saith the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635, and I will discover thy skirtsH7757 uponH5921 thy faceH6440; and I will shew the nationsH1471 thy nakednessH4626, and the kingdomsH4467 thy shameH7036. 6And I will castH7993 abominableH8251 filthH8251 uponH5921 thee, and makeH7760 thee vile, and will setH7760 thee as a gazingstock. 7And it shall comeH1961 to passH1961, that allH3605 they that lookH7200 uponH1961 thee shall fleeH5074 from thee, and sayH559, NinevehH5210 is laid wasteH7703: who will bemoan herH3605? whence shall I seekH1245 comfortersH5162 for thee? 8Art thou betterH3190 than No-amon, that was situate among the riversH2975, that had the watersH4325 roundH5439 aboutH5439 herH5439; whoseH834 rampartH2426 was the seaH3220, and herH5439 wallH2346 was of the seaH3220? 9EthiopiaH3568 and EgyptH4714 were herH1961 strength, and it was infinite; PutH6316 and LubimH3864 were thy helpersH5833. 10Yet was sheH1931 carriedH1980 awayH1980, sheH1931 wentH1980 intoH1980 captivityH7628: herH3605 young childrenH5768 also were dashedH7376 in piecesH7376 at the topH7218 of allH3605 the streetsH2351: and they castH3032 lotsH1486 for herH3605 honourable menH7218, and allH3605 herH3605 greatH1419 menH7218 were boundH7576 in chains. 11Thou also shalt be drunken, thou shalt be hid; thou also shalt seekH1245 a strongH4581 hold because of the enemyH341. 12AllH3605 thy fortressesH4013 shall be like figH8384 treesH8384 with the firstripe figsH8384: ifH518 they be shakenH5128, they fallH5307 intoH5921 the mouthH6310 of the eaterH398. 13BeholdH2009, thy peopleH5971 in the midstH7130 of thee are womenH802; the gatesH8179 of thy landH776 are set wide openH6605 unto thine enemiesH341: the fireH784 hath devouredH398 thy barsH1280. 14DrawH7579 thee waterH4325 for the siegeH4692, strengthenH2388 thy fortressesH4013: goH935 intoH935 the clayH2916, and treadH7429 the mortar, makeH2388 strongH2388 the brickkilnH4404. 15There shall the fireH784 devourH398 thee; the swordH2719 shall cutH3772 thee offH3772, it shall devourH398 thee like the cankerworm: makeH3772 thyself many as the cankerworm, makeH3772 thyself many as the locustH697. 16Thou hast multipliedH7235 thy merchantsH7402 above the starsH3556 of heavenH8064: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away. 17Thy crowned are as the locustsH697, and thy marshalsH2951 as the swarms of grasshoppersH1462, which campH2583 in the hedges in the coldH7135 dayH3117, but when the sunH8121 ariseth they fleeH5074 awayH5074, and their placeH4725 is notH3808 knownH3045 whereH335 they are. 18Thy shepherdsH7462 slumberH5123, O kingH4428 of AssyriaH804: thy worthies are at restH7931: thy peopleH5971 are scattered uponH5921 the mountainsH2022, and there is noneH369 to gatherH6908 them. 19There is noH3808 assuaging of thy hurt; thy woundH4347 is grievous: allH3605 that hearH8085 the bruit of thee clapH8628 the handsH3709 over thee; for uponH5921 whomH4310 hath notH3808 thy wickednessH7451 passedH5674 continuallyH8548?