1 The burden4853 of Nineveh.5210 The book5612 of the vision2377 of Nahum5151 the Elkoshite.512
2 God410 is jealous,7072 and the LORD3068 revenges;5358 the LORD3068 revenges,5358 and is furious;1167 2534 the LORD3068 will take vengeance5358 on his adversaries,6862 and he reserves5201 wrath for his enemies.341
3 The LORD3068 is slow750 to anger,639 and great1431 in power,3581 and will not at all acquit5352 the wicked: the LORD3068 has his way1870 in the whirlwind5492 and in the storm,8183 and the clouds6051 are the dust80 of his feet.7272
4 He rebukes1605 the sea,3220 and makes it dry,3001 and dries2717 up all3605 the rivers:5104 Bashan1316 languishes,535 and Carmel,3760 and the flower6525 of Lebanon3844 languishes.535
5 The mountains2022 quake7493 at him, and the hills1389 melt,4127 and the earth776 is burned5375 at his presence,6440 yes, the world,8398 and all3605 that dwell3427 therein.
6 Who4310 can stand5975 before6440 his indignation?2195 and who4310 can abide6965 in the fierceness2740 of his anger?639 his fury2534 is poured5413 out like fire,784 and the rocks6697 are thrown5422 down5422 by him.
7 The LORD3068 is good,2896 a strong4581 hold4581 in the day3117 of trouble;6869 and he knows3045 them that trust2620 in him.
8 But with an overrunning5674 flood7858 he will make6213 an utter3617 end3615 of the place4725 thereof, and darkness2822 shall pursue7291 his enemies.341
9 What4100 do you imagine2803 against413 the LORD?3068 he will make6213 an utter3617 end:3615 affliction6869 shall not rise6965 up the second time.6471
10 For while5704 they be entwined5440 together as thorns,5518 and while they are drunken5435 as drunkards,5435 they shall be devoured398 as stubble7179 fully4390 dry.3002
11 There is one come3318 out of you, that imagines2803 evil7451 against5921 the LORD,3068 a wicked1100 counselor.3289
12 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Though518 they be quiet,8003 and likewise3651 many,7227 yet thus3651 shall they be cut1494 down, when he shall pass5674 through. Though I have afflicted6031 you, I will afflict6031 you no3808 more.5750
13 For now6258 will I break7665 his yoke4132 from off5921 you, and will burst5423 your bonds4147 in sunder.
14 And the LORD3068 has given a commandment6680 concerning5921 you, that no3808 more5750 of your name8034 be sown:2232 out of the house1004 of your gods430 will I cut3772 off the graven6459 image6755 and the molten4541 image:6755 I will make7760 your grave;6913 for you are vile.7043
15 Behold2009 on the mountains2022 the feet7272 of him that brings1319 good1319 tidings,1319 that publishes8085 peace!7965 O Judah,3063 keep2287 your solemn2282 feasts,2282 perform7999 your vows:5088 for the wicked1100 shall no3808 more3254 5750 pass5674 through you; he is utterly3605 cut3772 off.
1 He that dashes6327 in pieces is come5927 up before5921 your face:6440 keep5341 the fortification,4694 watch6822 the way,1870 make your loins4975 strong,2388 fortify553 your power3581 mightily.3966
2 For the LORD3068 has turned7725 away the excellency1347 of Jacob,3290 as the excellency1347 of Israel:3478 for the emptiers1238 have emptied1238 them out, and marred7843 their vine2156 branches.2156
3 The shield4043 of his mighty1368 men is made red,119 the valiant2428 men582 are in scarlet:8529 the chariots7393 shall be with flaming784 torches6393 in the day3117 of his preparation,3559 and the fir1265 trees shall be terribly shaken.7477
4 The chariots7393 shall rage1984 in the streets,2351 they shall jostle8264 one against another8264 in the broad7339 ways: they shall seem4758 like torches,3940 they shall run7323 like the lightning.1300
5 He shall recount2142 his worthies:117 they shall stumble3782 in their walk;1979 they shall make haste4116 to the wall2346 thereof, and the defense5526 shall be prepared.3559
6 The gates8179 of the rivers5104 shall be opened,6605 and the palace1964 shall be dissolved.4127
7 And Huzzab5324 shall be led away1540 captive,1540 she shall be brought5927 up, and her maids519 shall lead5090 her as with the voice6963 of doves,3123 beating8608 on their breasts.3824
8 But Nineveh5210 is of old3117 like a pool1295 of water:4325 yet they shall flee5127 away. Stand,5975 stand,5975 shall they cry; but none369 shall look6437 back.6437
9 Take962 you the spoil962 of silver,3701 take962 the spoil962 of gold:2091 for there is none369 end7097 of the store8498 and glory3519 out of all3605 the pleasant2532 furniture.3627
10 She is empty,950 and void,4003 and waste:1110 and the heart3820 melts,4549 and the knees1290 smite6375 together, and much2479 pain2479 is in all3605 loins,4975 and the faces6440 of them all3605 gather6908 blackness.6289
11 Where346 is the dwelling4583 of the lions,738 and the feeding place4829 of the young3715 lions,3715 where834 8033 the lion,739 even the old lion,3833 walked,1980 and the lion's738 whelp,1482 and none369 made them afraid?2729
12 The lion738 did tear2963 in pieces enough1767 for his whelps,1484 and strangled2614 for his lionesses,3833 and filled4390 his holes2356 with prey,2964 and his dens4585 with shred.2966
13 Behold,2005 I am against413 you, said5002 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 and I will burn1197 her chariots7393 in the smoke,6227 and the sword2719 shall devour398 your young3715 lions:3715 and I will cut3772 off your prey2964 from the earth,776 and the voice6963 of your messengers4397 shall no3808 more5750 be heard.8085
1 Woe1945 to the bloody1818 city!5892 it is all3605 full4392 of lies3585 and robbery;6563 the prey2964 departs4185 not;
2 The noise6963 of a whip,7752 and the noise6963 of the rattling7494 of the wheels,212 and of the prancing1725 horses,5483 and of the jumping7540 chariots.4818
3 The horseman6571 lifts5927 up both the bright3851 sword2719 and the glittering1300 spear:2595 and there is a multitude7230 of slain,2491 and a great3514 number of carcasses;6297 and there is none369 end7097 of their corpses;1472 they stumble3782 on their corpses:1472
4 Because of the multitude7230 of the prostitutions2183 of the well favored2896 2580 harlot,2181 the mistress1172 of witchcrafts,3785 that sells4376 nations1471 through her prostitutions,2183 and families4940 through her witchcrafts.3785
5 Behold,2005 I am against413 you, said5002 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 and I will discover1540 your skirts7757 on your face,6440 and I will show7200 the nations1471 your nakedness,4626 and the kingdoms4467 your shame.7036
6 And I will cast7993 abominable8251 filth on you, and make you vile,5034 and will set7760 you as a spectacle.7210
7 And it shall come1961 to pass, that all3605 they that look7200 on you shall flee5074 from you, and say,559 Nineveh5210 is laid waste:7703 who4310 will bemoan5110 her? from where370 shall I seek1245 comforters5162 for you?
8 Are you better3190 than populous527 No,4996 that was situate3427 among the rivers,2975 that had the waters4325 round5439 about it, whose834 rampart2426 was the sea,3220 and her wall2346 was from the sea?3220
9 Ethiopia3568 and Egypt4714 were her strength,6109 and it was infinite;7097 Put6316 and Lubim3864 were your helpers.5833
10 Yet1571 was she carried1473 away,1473 she went1980 into captivity:7628 her young children5768 also1571 were dashed7376 in pieces at the top7218 of all3605 the streets:2351 and they cast3032 lots1486 for her honorable3513 men, and all3605 her great1419 men were bound7576 in chains.2131
11 You also1571 shall be drunken:7937 you shall be hid,5956 you also1571 shall seek1245 strength4581 because of the enemy.341
12 All3605 your strong4013 holds4013 shall be like fig8384 trees with the first ripe1063 figs: if518 they be shaken,5128 they shall even fall5307 into5921 the mouth6310 of the eater.398
13 Behold,2009 your people5971 in the middle7130 of you are women:802 the gates8179 of your land776 shall be set wide6605 open6605 to your enemies:341 the fire784 shall devour398 your bars.1280
14 Draw7579 you waters4325 for the siege,4692 fortify2388 your strong4013 holds:4013 go935 into clay,2916 and tread7429 the mortar,2563 make strong2388 the brick kiln.4404
15 There8033 shall the fire784 devour398 you; the sword2719 shall cut3772 you off, it shall eat398 you up like the cankerworm:3218 make yourself many3513 as the cankerworm,3218 make yourself many3513 as the locusts.697
16 You have multiplied7235 your merchants7402 above the stars3556 of heaven:8064 the cankerworm3218 spoils,6584 and flees5775 away.
17 Your crowned4502 are as the locusts,697 and your captains2951 as the great1462 grasshoppers,1462 which camp2583 in the hedges1448 in the cold7135 day,3117 but when the sun8121 rises2224 they flee5074 away, and their place4725 is not known3045 where335 they are.
18 Your shepherds7462 slumber,5123 O king4428 of Assyria:804 your nobles117 shall dwell7931 in the dust: your people5971 is scattered6340 on the mountains,2022 and no369 man gathers6908 them.
19 There is no369 healing3545 of your bruise;7667 your wound4347 is grievous:2470 all3605 that hear8085 the bruit8088 of you shall clap8628 the hands3709 over5921 you: for on whom4310 has not your wickedness7451 passed5674 continually?8548