NASB — Nahum 2 — KJV

The Overthrow of Nineveh

  1 IThe one° who° ascatters° has come° up against° IIyou.
  Man° the fortress°, watch° the road°;
  IIIStrengthen° your back°, IVsummon° all° [your] strength°.
  2 For the LORD° will restore° the asplendor° of Jacob°
  bLike the splendor° of Israel°,
  Even though° devastators° have devastated° them
  And cdestroyed° their vine° branches°.

[1] ICh 2:2 in Heb IILit your face IIILit Make strong your loins IVLit strengthen power greatly aJr 51:20-23
[2] aIs 60:15 bEzk 37:21-23 cPs 80:12, 13

  3 ¶ The shields° of Ihis mighty° men° are [colored] red°,
  The warriors° are dressed° in ascarlet°,
  The chariots° are [enveloped] in IIflashing° steel°
  IIIWhen° he is prepared° [to march],
  And the cypress° b[spears] are brandished°.
  4 The achariots° race° madly° in the streets°,
  They rush° wildly° in the Isquares°,
  Their appearance° is like torches°,
  They dash° to and fro° like lightning° flashes°.
  5 He remembers° his anobles°;
  They bstumble° in their march°,
  They hurry° to her wall°,
  And the Imantelet° is set° up.
  6 The gates° of the rivers° are opened°
  And the palace° is dissolved°.
  7 It is fixed°:
  She is stripped°, she is carried° away°,
  And her handmaids° are amoaning° like the sound° of doves°,
  bBeating° on their Ibreasts°.

[3] II.e. those attacking Nineveh IILit fire of steel IIILit On the day of his preparation aEzk 23:14, 15 bJb 39:23
[4] ILit broad places aIs 66:15; Jr 4:13; Ezk 26:10; Na 3:2, 3
[5] ILit covering used in a siege aNa 3:18 bJr 46:12
[7] ILit hearts aIs 38:14; 59:11 bIs 32:12

  8 ¶ Though Nineveh° [was] like a pool° of water° throughout° her days°,
  Now they are fleeing°;
  “Stop°, stop°,”
  But ano° one° turns° back°.
  9 Plunder° the silver°!
  Plunder° the agold°!
  For there° is no° limit° to the treasure°
  Wealth° from every° kind of desirable° object°.
  10 She is aemptied°! Yes, she is desolate° and waste°!
  bHearts° are melting° and knees° knocking°!
  Also anguish° is in Ithe whole° body°
  And all° their cfaces° are grown° pale°!
  11 Where° is the den° of the lions°
  And the feeding° place° of the ayoung° lions°,
  Where°° the lion°, lioness° and lion’s° cub° prowled°,
  With nothing° to disturb° [them]?
  12 The lion° tore° enough° for his cubs°,
  IKilled° [enough] for his lionesses°,
  And filled° his lairs° with prey°
  And his dens° with torn° flesh°.

[8] aJr 46:5; 47:3
[9] aRv 18:12, 16
[10] ILit all the loin aIs 24:1; 34:10-13; Na 2:2 bPs 22:14; Is 13:7, 8; Ezk 21:7 cJol 2:6
[11] aIs 5:29
[12] ILit Strangled

13 ¶ “Behold°, aI am against° you,” declares° the LORD° of hosts°. “I will bburn° up her chariots° in smoke°, a sword° will devour° your young° lions°; I will ccut° off° your prey° from the land°, and no° longer° will the voice° of your messengers° be heard°.”

[13] aJr 21:13; Ezk 5:8; Na 3:5 bJsh 11:6, 9; Ps 46:9 cIs 49:24, 25; Na 3:1


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The fearful and victorious armies of God against Nineveh.

1 ¶ He that dasheth in piecesºª is come upºª before² thy face:º keepºª the munition,º watchºª the way,º make [thy] loins¹ strong,ºª² fortifyºª [thy] powerº mightily.º 2 For² the LORDº hath turned awayºª² the excellencyº of Jacob,º as the excellencyº of Israel:º for² the emptiersºª have emptied² them out,¹ª and marredºª their vine branches.º 3 The shieldº of his mighty menº is made red,ºª the valiantº men¹² [are] in scarlet:ºª the chariotsº [shall be] with flamingº torchesº in the dayº of his preparation,ºª and the fir treesº shall be terribly shaken.ºª 4 The chariotsº shall rageºª in the streets,º they shall justle one against anotherºª in the broad ways:º they shall seemº like torches,º they shall runºª like the lightnings.º 5 He shall recountºª his worthies:º they shall stumbleºª in their walk;º they shall make hasteºª to the wallº thereof, and the defenceºª shall be prepared.ºª 6 The gatesº of the riversº shall be opened,ºª and the palaceº shall be dissolved.ºª 7 And Huzzabºª shall be led away captive,ºª she shall be brought up,ºª and her maidsº shall leadºª [her] as with the voiceº of doves,º taberingºª upon² their breasts.º 8 But Ninevehº [is] of oldº² like a poolº of water:º yet they² shall flee away.ºª Stand,ºª stand,ºª [shall they cry]; but none² shall look back.ºª 9 Take ye the spoilºª of silver,º take the spoilºª of gold:º for [there is] none² endº of the storeº [and] gloryº out of all²² the pleasantº furniture.º 10 She is empty,º and void,º and waste:ºª and the heartº melteth,ºª and the kneesº smite together,º and much painº [is] in all² loins,º and the facesº of them all² gatherºª blackness.º 11 Where² [is] the dwellingº of the lions,º and the feedingplaceº of the young lions,º where²² the lion,º [even] the old lion,º walked,ºª [and] the lion'sº whelp,º and none² made [them] afraid?ºª 12 The lionº did tear in piecesºª enoughº for his whelps,º and strangledºª for his lionesses,º and filledºª his holesº with prey,º and his densº with ravin.º 13 Behold,² I [am] against² thee, saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º and I will burnºª her chariotsº in the smoke,º and the swordº shall devourºª thy young lions:º and I will cut offºª thy preyº from the earth,º² and the voiceº of thy messengersº shall no² more² be heard.ºª

[1] 2Ch 25:8; Is 14:6; Jr 25:9; 46:3; 50:23; 51:11, 20; Jol 3:9; Na 3:14.
[2] Gn 49:22; Ps 80:12; Is 10:5; Jr 25:29; 49:9; Ho 10:1; Zp 3:11.
[3] Is 14:8; 63:1; Zc 1:8; 6:2; 11:2; Rv 6:4; 12:3.
[4] Is 37:24; 66:15; Jr 4:13; Ezk 26:10; Dn 11:40; Na 3:2.
[5] Is 5:27; 21:5; Jr 46:12; 50:29; 51:27; Na 3:3.
[6] Is 45:1; 2P 3:10.
[7] Is 38:14; 59:11; Lk 23:27, 48.
[8] Gn 10:11; Is 13:14; 47:13; 48:20; Jr 50:16; 51:13, 30; Na 3:17; Rv 17:1, 15.
[9] 2Ch 36:10; Is 33:1, 4; Jr 25:34; 51:56; Ezk 26:12; Dn 11:8; Na 2:12.
[10] Gn 1:2; Jsh 2:11; Ps 22:14; Is 13:7, 19; 14:23; 21:3; 24:1; 34:10; Jr 4:23; 30:6; 51:62; Dn 5:6; Jol 2:6; Na 3:7; Zp 2:13; 3:6; Rv 18:21.
[11] Gn 49:9; Jb 4:10; Is 5:29; 31:4; Jr 2:15; 4:7; 50:17, 44; Ezk 19:2; Na 3:1; Zp 3:3.
[12] Ps 17:12; Is 10:6; Jr 51:34.
[13] Jsh 11:9; 2K 18:17, 19, 27; 19:9, 23; 2Ch 32:9, 19; Ps 46:9; Is 31:8; 33:1; 37:36; 49:24; Jr 21:13; 50:31; 51:25; Ezk 5:8; 26:3; 28:22; 29:3, 10; 35:3; 38:3; 39:1; Na 3:1, 5, 12.


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