Nahum 2
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1One who scatters is coming up against you. Man the fortifications! Watch the road! Brace yourself! Summon all your strength!1One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!
2For the LORD will restore the majesty of Jacob, yes, the majesty of Israel, though ravagers have ravaged them and ruined their vine branches.2For 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.
3The shields of his warriors are dyed red; the valiant men are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariot flash like fire on the day of its battle preparations, and the spears are brandished.3The 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.
4The chariots dash madly through the streets; they rush around in the plazas. They look like torches; they dart back and forth like lightning.4The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.
5He gives orders to his officers; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.5He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.
6The river gates are opened, and the palace erodes away.6The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.
7Beauty is stripped; she is carried away; her ladies-in-waiting moan like the sound of doves and beat their breasts.7It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.
8Nineveh has been like a pool of water from her first days, but they are fleeing. "Stop! Stop!" they cry, but no one turns back.8Nineveh 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.
9"Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!" There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.9“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.
10Desolation, decimation, devastation! Hearts melt, knees tremble, insides churn, every face grows pale!10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
11Where is the lions' lair, or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled, and the lion's cub, with nothing to frighten them away?11Where 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?
12The lion mauled whatever its cubs needed and strangled prey for its lionesses. It filled up its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.12The 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.
13Beware, I am against you. This is the declaration of the LORD of Armies. I will make your chariots go up in smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the sound of your messengers will never be heard again.13“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will send your chariots up in smoke, 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.”
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