Nahum 2
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Nahum 2:1
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The one who scatters has come up against you. Man the fortress, watch the road; Strengthen your back, summon all {your} strength.
Nahum 2:2
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For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob Like the splendor of Israel, Even though devastators have devastated them And destroyed their vine branches.
Nahum 2:3
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The shields of his mighty men are {colored} red, The warriors are dressed in scarlet, The chariots are {enveloped} in flashing steel When he is prepared {to march,} And the cypress {spears} are brandished.
Nahum 2:4
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The chariots race madly in the streets, They rush wildly in the squares, Their appearance is like torches, They dash to and fro like lightning flashes.
Nahum 2:5
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He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their march, They hurry to her wall, And the mantelet is set up.
Nahum 2:6
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The gates of the rivers are opened And the palace is dissolved.
Nahum 2:7
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It is fixed: She is stripped, she is carried away, And her handmaids are moaning like the sound of doves, Beating on their breasts.
Nahum 2:8
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Though Nineveh {was} like a pool of water throughout her days, Now they are fleeing; "Stop, stop," But no one turns back.
Nahum 2:9
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Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! For there is no limit to the treasure-- Wealth from every kind of desirable object.
Nahum 2:10
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She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and waste! Hearts are melting and knees knocking! Also anguish is in the whole body And all their faces are grown pale!
Nahum 2:11
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Where is the den of the lions And the feeding place of the young lions, Where the lion, lioness and lion's cub prowled, With nothing to disturb {them?}
Nahum 2:12
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The lion tore enough for his cubs, Killed {enough} for his lionesses, And filled his lairs with prey And his dens with torn flesh.
Nahum 2:13
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"Behold, I am against you," declares the LORD of hosts. "I will burn up her chariots in smoke, a sword will devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the land, and no longer will the voice of your messengers be heard."
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