Nahum 2
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One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength! Begin Abide·
- 2
For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and ruined the branches of their vine. Begin Abide·
- 3
The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished. Begin Abide·
- 4
The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning. Begin Abide·
- 5
He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place. Begin Abide·
- 6
The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses. Begin Abide·
- 7
It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts. Begin Abide·
- 8
Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back. Begin Abide·
- 9
“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing. Begin Abide·
- 10
She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale! Begin Abide·
- 11
Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away? Begin Abide·
- 12
The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey. Begin Abide·
- 13
“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will reduce your chariots to cinders, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.” Begin Abide·