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Nahum|2:1|-||1|He who |a|scatters has come up before you:Keep the fortress,
Watch the way,Strengthen the loins,
Fortify the power greatly.
Nahum|2:2|-|For Jehovah restoresThe excellency of Jacob
As the excellency of Israel;For the emptiers have emptied them out
And destroyed their |a|vine branches.
Nahum|2:3|-|The shield of His mighty men is red;The valiant men are clad in scarlet;
The chariots flash with the shining of steelIn the day of His preparation,
And the spears are brandished.
Nahum|2:4|-|In the streets the chariots rush madly;They dash to and fro in the open squares;
Their appearance is like that of torches;They dart like lightning.
Nahum|2:5|-||1|The Assyrian king remembers his glorious ones:They stumble in their march;
They hasten to the wall |2|of the city,But the besiegers’ shelter is prepared.
Nahum|2:6|-|The |1|gates of the rivers are opened,And the palace is dissolved.
Nahum|2:7|-|And it is determined: |1|She is uncovered; she is carried away;And her maidens moan,
As with the sound of doves,Beating their breasts.
Nahum|2:8|-|Though Nineveh has been like a pool of water all her days,Now they are fleeing.
Stand! Stand! But no one turns back.
Nahum|2:9|-|Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!And there is no end to what has been prepared.
Oh, the glory of all the desirable vessels!
Nahum|2:10|-|Emptiness and void and waste!And the heart melts, and the knees knock,
And |a|anguish is in all the loins,And the faces of all of them become pale.
Nahum|2:11|-|Where is the den of lionsAnd the feeding place of young lions,
Where the lion and the lioness walked,And the lion’s whelp; and no one frightened them?
Nahum|2:12|-|The lion tore in pieces, enough for his whelps,And strangled for his lioness
And filled his caves with torn preyAnd his dens with torn animals.
Nahum|2:13|-|Indeed I am against you,Declares Jehovah of hosts;
And I will burn |1|your chariots in smoke,And the sword will devour your young lions;
And I will cut off your prey from the earth;And the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.
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