NASB — Nahum 3 — KJV

Nineveh’s Complete Ruin

  1 aWoe° to the bloody° city°, completely° full° of lies° [and] pillage°;
  [Her] prey° never° departs°.
  2 The anoise° of the whip°,
  The noise° of the rattling° of the wheel°,
  Galloping° horses°
  And Ibounding° chariots°!
  3 Horsemen° charging°,
  Swords° flashing°, aspears° gleaming°,
  bMany° slain°, a mass° of corpses°,
  And Iccountless°° dead° bodies°
  They stumble° over IIthe dead° bodies°!
  4 [All] because° of the amany° harlotries° of the harlot°,
  The charming°° one°, the bmistress° of sorceries°,
  Who csells° nations° by her harlotries°
  And families° by her sorceries°.
  5 “Behold°, aI am against° you,” declares° the LORD° of hosts°;
  “And I will Iblift° up your skirts° over° your face°,
  And cshow° to the nations° your nakedness°
  And to the kingdoms° your disgrace°.
  6 “I will athrow° Ifilth° on you
  And bmake° you vile°,
  And set° you up as a cspectacle°.
  7 “And it will come° about that all° who see° you
  Will Ishrink° from you and say°,
  ‘Nineveh° is devastated°!
  aWho° will grieve° for her?’
  Where° will I seek° comforters° for you?”

[1] aEzk 24:6, 9
[2] ILit skipping aJb 39:22-25; Jr 47:3; Na 2:3, 4
[3] ILit there is no end to IILit their aHab 3:11 bIs 34:3; 66:16 cIs 37:36; Ezk 39:4
[4] aIs 23:17; Ezk 16:25-29; Rv 17:1, 2 bIs 47:9, 12, 13 cRv 18:3
[5] ILit uncover your aJr 50:31; Ezk 26:3; Na 2:13 bIs 47:2, 3; Jr 13:26 cEzk 16:37
[6] ILit detestable things aJb 9:31 bJb 30:8; Mal 2:9 cIs 14:16; Jr 51:37
[7] ILit flee aIs 51:19; Jr 15:5

  8 ¶ Are you better° than° IaNo-amon°°,
  Which was situated° by the bwaters° of the Nile°,
  With water° surrounding° her,
  Whose° rampart° [was] IIthe sea°,
  Whose wall° [consisted] of IIthe sea°?
  9 aEthiopia° was [her] might°,
  And Egypt° too, without° limits°.
  bPut° and cLubim° were among Iher helpers°.
  10 Yet° she abecame an exile°,
  She went° into captivity°;
  Also° her bsmall children° were dashed° to pieces°
  cAt the head° of every° street°;
  They dcast° lots° for her honorable° men,
  And all° her great° men° were bound° with fetters°.
  11 You too° will become° adrunk°,
  You will be bhidden°.
  You too° will search° for a refuge° from the enemy°.
  12 All° your fortifications° are afig° trees° with Ibripe° fruit°
  When° shaken°, they fall° into the eater’s° mouth°.
  13 Behold°, your people° are awomen° in your midst°!
  The gates° of your land° are bopened° wide° to your enemies°;
  Fire° consumes° your gate bars°.
  14 aDraw° for yourself water° for the siege°!
  bStrengthen° your fortifications°!
  Go° into the clay° and tread° the mortar°!
  Take° hold° of the brick° mold°!
  15 There° afire° will consume° you,
  The sword° will cut° you down°;
  It will bconsume° you as the locust° [does].
  Multiply° yourself like the creeping° locust°,
  Multiply° yourself like the swarming° locust°.
  16 You have increased° your atraders° more° than° the stars° of heaven°
  The creeping° locust° Istrips° and flies° away°.
  17 Your Iaguardsmen° are like the swarming° locust°.
  Your bmarshals° are like hordes° of grasshoppers°
  Settling° in the stone walls° on a cold° day°.
  The sun° rises° and they flee°,
  And the place° where° they are is not known°.
  18 Your shepherds° are asleeping°, O bking° of Assyria°;
  Your cnobles° are lying° down°.
  Your people° are dscattered° on the mountains°
  And there° is no° one° to regather° [them].
  19 There° is ano° relief° for your breakdown°,
  Your bwound° is incurable°.
  All° who hear° Iabout° you
  Will cclap° [their] hands° over° you,
  For on whom° has not your evil° passed° continually°?

[8] II.e. the city of Amon: Thebes III.e. the Nile aJr 46:25; Ezk 30:14-16 bIs 19:6-8
[9] ILit your aIs 20:5 bJr 46:9; Ezk 27:10; 30:5; 38:5 c2Ch 12:3; 16:8
[10] aIs 19:4; 20:4 bPs 137:9; Is 13:16; Ho 13:16 cLm 2:19 dJol 3:3; Ob 11
[11] aIs 49:26; Jr 25:27; Na 1:10 bIs 2:10, 19; Ho 10:8
[12] ILit first fruits aRv 6:13 bIs 28:4
[13] aIs 19:16; Jr 50:37; 51:30 bIs 45:1, 2; Na 2:6
[14] a2Ch 32:3, 4 bNa 2:1
[15] aIs 66:15, 16; Na 2:13; 3:13 bJol 1:4
[16] II.e. strips vegetation; or molts aIs 23:8
[17] IOr officials aRv 9:7 bJr 51:27
[18] aPs 76:5, 6; Is 56:10; Jr 51:57 bJr 50:18 cNa 2:5 d1K 22:17; Is 13:14
[19] ILit your report aJr 46:11; Mi 1:9 bJr 30:12 cJb 27:23; Lm 2:15


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The miserable ruin of Nineveh.

1 ¶ Woeº to the bloodyº city!º it [is] all² fullº of liesº [and] robbery;º the preyº departethºª not;² 2 The noiseº of a whip,º and the noiseº of the rattlingº of the wheels,º and of the pransingºª horses,º and of the jumpingºª chariots.º 3 The horsemanº lifteth upºª both the brightº swordº and the glitteringº spear:º and [there is] a multitudeº of slain,º and a great¹ number² of carcases;º and [there is] none² endº of [their] corpses;º they stumbleºªªª upon their corpses:º 4 Because of the multitudeº² of the whoredomsº of the wellfavouredºº harlot,ºª the mistressº of witchcrafts,º that sellethºª nationsº through her whoredoms,º and familiesº through her witchcrafts.º 5 Behold,² I [am] against² thee, saithºª the LORDº of hosts;º and I will discoverºª thy skirtsº upon² thy face,º and I will shewºª the nationsº thy nakedness,º and the kingdomsº thy shame.º 6 And I will castºª abominable filthº upon² thee, and make thee vile,ºª and will setºª thee as a gazingstock.º 7 And it shall come to pass,² [that] all² they that look¹ª upon² thee shall fleeºª from² thee, and say,ºª Ninevehº is laid waste:ºª who² will bemoanºª her? whenceº² shall I seekºª comfortersºª for thee? 8 Art thou betterºª than populousº¹ª No,º² that was situateºª among the rivers,º [that had] the watersº round aboutº it, whose² rampartº [was] the sea,º [and] her wallº [was] from the sea?º² 9 Ethiopiaº and Egyptº [were] her strength,º and [it was] infinite;ºº Putº and Lubimº were² thy helpers.º 10 Yet² [was] she² carried away,º she wentºª into captivity:º her young childrenº also² were dashed in piecesºª at the topº of all² the streets:º and they castºª lotsº for² her honourable men,ºª and all² her great menº were boundºª in chains.º 11 Thou² also² shalt be drunken:ºª thou shalt be² hid,ºª thou² also² shalt seekºª strengthº because of the enemy.ºª² 12 All² thy strong holdsº [shall be like] fig treesº with² the firstripe figs:º if² they be shaken,ºª they shall even fallºª into² the mouthº of the eater.ºª 13 Behold,² thy peopleº in the midstº of thee [are] women:º the gatesº of thy landº shall be set wide¹ª openºª unto thine enemies:ºª the fireº shall devourºª thy bars.º 14 Drawºª thee watersº for the siege,º fortifyºª thy strong holds:º goºª into clay,º and treadºª the morter,º make strongºª the brickkiln.º 15 There² shall the fireº devourºª thee; the swordº shall cut thee off,ºª it shall eat thee upºª like the cankerworm:º make thyself manyºª as the cankerworm,º make thyself manyºª as the locusts.º 16 Thou hast multipliedºª thy merchantsºª above the starsº² of heaven:º the cankerwormº spoileth,ºª and flieth away.ºª 17 Thy crownedº [are] as the locusts,º and thy captainsº as the great grasshoppers,º which campºª in the hedgesº in the coldº day,º [but] when the sunº arisethºª they flee away,ºª and their placeº is not knownºª² whereº they [are]. 18 Thy shepherdsºª slumber,ºª O kingº of Assyria:º thy noblesº shall dwellºª [in the dust]: thy peopleº is scatteredºª upon² the mountains,º and no man² gatherethºª [them]. 19 [There is] no² healingº of thy bruise;º thy woundº is grievous:ºª all² that hearºª the bruitº of thee shall clapºª the handsº over² thee: for² upon² whom² hath not² thy wickednessº passedºª continually?º

[1] Is 17:14; 24:9; 42:24; Ezk 22:2; 24:6; Ho 4:2; Na 2:12; Hab 2:12; Zp 3:1.
[2] Jg 5:22; Jb 39:22; Is 9:5; Jr 47:3; Na 2:3.
[3] Gn 3:24; Is 37:36; Ezk 31:3; 39:4; Na 2:4; Hab 3:11.
[4] Is 23:15; 47:9, 12; Rv 17:1; 18:2, 9, 23.
[5] Is 47:2; Jr 13:22, 26; Ezk 16:37; 23:25, 29; Mi 1:11; Na 2:13; Hab 2:16.
[6] 1K 9:7; Jb 9:31; 30:8, 19; Ps 38:5; Is 14:16; Jr 51:37; Lm 3:16; Na 1:14; Zp 2:15; Mal 2:2, 9; 1Co 4:9, 13; He 10:33; Jde 1:7.
[7] Nu 16:34; Is 51:19; Jr 15:5; 51:9, 41; Lm 2:13; Na 2:9; Rv 18:10, 16.
[8] Is 19:5; Jr 46:25; Ezk 30:14; 31:2; Am 6:2.
[9] Gn 10:6; 1Ch 1:8; Is 20:5; Jr 46:9; Ezk 27:10; 30:5; 38:5.
[10] 2K 8:12; Ps 33:16; 137:8; Is 13:6; 20:4; Lm 2:19; 4:1; Ho 13:16; Jol 3:3; Am 1:13; Ob 1:11.
[11] 1S 13:6; 14:11; Ps 75:8; Is 2:10, 19; 29:9; 49:26; 63:6; Jr 4:5; 8:14; 25:15; 51:57; Ho 10:8; Am 9:3; Mi 7:17; Na 1:10; 2:1; Lk 23:30; Rv 6:15.
[12] Hab 1:10; Rv 6:13.
[13] Ps 107:16; 147:13; Is 19:16; 45:1; Jr 50:37; 51:30; Na 2:6.
[14] 2Ch 32:3, 11; Is 8:9; 22:9; 37:25; Jr 46:3, 9; Jol 3:9; Na 2:1.
[15] Ex 10:13; Jol 1:4; 2:25; Na 2:13; 3:13; Zp 2:13.
[16] Gn 15:5; 22:17; Ne 9:23; Jr 33:22.
[17] Rv 9:7.
[18] Ex 15:16; 1K 22:17; Ps 76:5; Is 13:14; 47:1; 56:9; Jr 50:18; 51:39, 57; Ezk 31:3; 32:22; Na 2:6; Rv 6:15.
[19] Jb 27:23; Is 10:6; 14:8; 37:18; Jr 10:22; 30:13; 46:11; Lm 2:15; Ezk 25:6; 30:21; Mi 1:9; Na 2:11; Zp 2:13; Rv 13:7; 17:2; 18:2, 20.


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