Nahum 2:1
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He is come up that shall destroy before thy face, that shall keep the siege: watch the way, fortify thy loins, strengthen thy power exceedingly.

Jeremiah 46:3
Prepare ye the shield and buckler, and go forth to battle.

Jeremiah 51:20
Thou dashest together for me the weapons of war, and with thee I will dash nations together, and with thee I will destroy kingdoms:

Nahum 3:14
Draw thee water for the siege, build up thy bulwarks: go into the clay, and tread, work it and make brick.

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He is come up that shall destroy before thy face, that shall keep the siege: watch the way, fortify thy loins, strengthen thy power exceedingly.

He that dasheth in pieces.

Isaiah 14:6 That struck the people in wrath with an incurable wound, that brought nations under in fury, that persecuted in a cruel manner.

Jeremiah 25:9 Behold I will send, and take all the kindreds of the north, saith the Lord, and Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon my servant: and I will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all the nations that are round about it: and I will destroy them, and make them an astonishment and a hissing, and perpetual desolations.

Jeremiah 50:23 How is the hammer of the whole earth broken, and destroyed! how is Babylon turned into a desert among the nations!

Jeremiah 51:20-23 Thou dashest together for me the weapons of war, and with thee I will dash nations together, and with thee I will destroy kingdoms: . . .

keep.

Nahum 3:14,15 Draw thee water for the siege, build up thy bulwarks: go into the clay, and tread, work it and make brick. . . .

2 Chronicles 25:8 And if thou think that battles consist in the strength of the army, God will make thee to be overcome by the enemies: for it belongeth to God both to help, and to put to flight.

Jeremiah 46:3-10 Prepare ye the shield and buckler, and go forth to battle. . . .

Jeremiah 51:11,12 Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers, the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: and his mind is against Babylon to destroy it, because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple. . . .

Joel 3:9-11 Proclaim ye this among the nations: Prepare war, raise up the strong: let them come, let all the men of war come up. . . .

Context
The Overthrow of Nineveh
1He is come up that shall destroy before thy face, that shall keep the siege: watch the way, fortify thy loins, strengthen thy power exceedingly.2For the Lord hath rendered the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel: because the spoilers have laid them waste, and have marred their vine branches.…
Lexicon
One who scatters
מֵפִ֛יץ (mê·p̄îṣ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6327: To be dispersed or scattered

advances
עָלָ֥ה (‘ā·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

against
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

you, [O Nineveh].
פָּנַ֖יִךְ (pā·na·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

Guard
נָצ֣וֹר (nā·ṣō·wr)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 5341: To watch, guard, keep

the fortress!
מְצֻרָ֑ה (mə·ṣu·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4694: A hemming in, a mound, a rampart, fortification

Watch
צַפֵּה־ (ṣap·pêh-)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await

the road!
דֶ֙רֶךְ֙ (ḏe·reḵ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

Brace yourself
חַזֵּ֣ק (ḥaz·zêq)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

!
מָתְנַ֔יִם (mā·ṯə·na·yim)
Noun - md
Strong's Hebrew 4975: The waist, small of the back, the loins

Summon
אַמֵּ֥ץ (’am·mêṣ)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 553: To be stout, strong, bold, alert

all
מְאֹֽד׃ (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

your strength!
כֹּ֖חַ (kō·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species)


Additional Translations
One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourself! Summon all your strength!He that dashes in pieces is come up before your face: keep the fortification, watch the way, make your loins strong, fortify your power mightily.

He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thee: keep the fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

It is all over with him, he has been removed, one who has been delivered from affliction has come up panting into thy presence, watch the way, strengthen thy loins, be very valiant in thy strength.

He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thy face: keep the fortress, watch the way, make [thy] loins strong, fortify [thy] power mightily.

He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

He who dashes in pieces has come up against you. Keep the fortress! Watch the way! Strengthen your waist! Fortify your power mightily!

Come up hath a scatterer to thy face, Keep the bulwark, watch the way, Strengthen the loins, strengthen power mightily.
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