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A report on the problem of Nineveh, the way God gave Nahum of Elkosh to see it:

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An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

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The burden against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

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This message concerning Nineveh came as a vision to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh.

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GOD is serious business. He won't be trifled with. He avenges his foes. He stands up against his enemies, fierce and raging.

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The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on his foes and maintains his wrath against his enemies.

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God is jealous, and the LORD avenges; The LORD avenges and is furious. The LORD will take vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies;

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The LORD is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and wrath. He takes revenge on all who oppose him and furiously destroys his enemies!

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But GOD doesn't lose his temper. He's powerful, but it's a patient power. Still, no one gets by with anything. Sooner or later, everyone pays. Tornadoes and hurricanes are the wake of his passage, Storm clouds are the dust he shakes off his feet.

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The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.

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The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, And will not at all acquit the wicked. The LORD has His way In the whirlwind and in the storm, And the clouds are the dust of His feet.

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The LORD is slow to get angry, but his power is great, and he never lets the guilty go unpunished. He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm. The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet.

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He yells at the sea: It dries up. All the rivers run dry. The Bashan and Carmel mountains shrivel, the Lebanon orchards shrivel.

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He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.

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He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, And dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, And the flower of Lebanon wilts.

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At his command the oceans and rivers dry up, the lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade, and the green forests of Lebanon wilt.

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Mountains quake in their roots, hills dissolve into mud flats. Earth shakes in fear of GOD. The whole world's in a panic.

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The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.

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The mountains quake before Him, The hills melt, And the earth heaves at His presence, Yes, the world and all who dwell in it.

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In his presence the mountains quake, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles, and its people are destroyed.

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Who can face such towering anger? Who can stand up to this fierce rage? His anger spills out like a river of lava, his fury shatters boulders.

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Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his fierce anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; the rocks are shattered before him.

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Who can stand before His indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, And the rocks are thrown down by Him.

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Who can stand before his fierce anger? Who can survive his burning fury? His rage blazes forth like fire, and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.

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GOD is good, a hiding place in tough times. He recognizes and welcomes anyone looking for help,

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The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,

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The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.

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The LORD is good. When trouble comes, he is a strong refuge. And he knows everyone who trusts in him.

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No matter how desperate the trouble. But cozy islands of escape He wipes right off the map. No one gets away from God.

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but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh; he will pursue his foes into darkness.

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But with an overflowing flood He will make an utter end of its place, And darkness will pursue His enemies.

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But he sweeps away his enemies in an overwhelming flood. He pursues his foes into the darkness of night.

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Why waste time conniving against GOD? He's putting an end to all such scheming. For troublemakers, no second chances.

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Whatever they plot against the LORD he will bring to an end; trouble will not come a second time.

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What do you conspire against the LORD? He will make an utter end of it. Affliction will not rise up a second time.

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Why are you scheming against the LORD? He will destroy you with one blow; he won't need to strike twice!

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Like a pile of dry brush, Soaked in oil, they'll go up in flames.

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They will be entangled among thorns and drunk from their wine; they will be consumed like dry stubble.

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For while tangled like thorns, And while drunken like drunkards, They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried.

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His enemies, tangled up like thorns, staggering like drunks, will be burned like dry straw in a field.

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Nineveh's an anthill of evil plots against GOD, A think tank for lies that seduce and betray.

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From you, O Nineveh, has one come forth who plots evil against the LORD and counsels wickedness.

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From you comes forth one Who plots evil against the LORD, A wicked counselor.

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Who is this king of yours who dares to plot evil against the LORD?

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And GOD has something to say about all this: "Even though you're on top of the world, With all the applause and all the votes, you'll be mowed down flat. "I've afflicted you, Judah, true, but I won't afflict you again.

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This is what the LORD says: "Although they have allies and are numerous, they will be cut off and pass away. Although I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no more.

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Thus says the LORD: "Though they are safe, and likewise many, Yet in this manner they will be cut down When he passes through. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more;

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This is what the LORD says: "Even though the Assyrians have many allies, they will be destroyed and disappear. O my people, I have already punished you once, and I will not do it again.

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From now on I'm taking the yoke from your neck and splitting it up for kindling. I'm cutting you free from the ropes of your bondage." [JC]

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Now I will break their yoke from your neck and tear your shackles away."

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For now I will break off his yoke from you, And burst your bonds apart."

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Now I will break your chains and release you from Assyrian oppression."

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GOD's orders on Nineveh: "You're the end of the line. It's all over with Nineveh. I'm gutting your temple. Your gods and goddesses go in the trash. I'm digging your grave. It's an unmarked grave. You're nothing--no, you're less than nothing!"

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The LORD has given a command concerning you, Nineveh: "You will have no descendants to bear your name. I will destroy the carved images and cast idols that are in the temple of your gods. I will prepare your grave, for you are vile."

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The LORD has given a command concerning you: "Your name shall be perpetuated no longer. Out of the house of your gods I will cut off the carved image and the molded image. I will dig your grave, For you are vile."

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And this is what the LORD says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh: "You will have no more children to carry on your name. I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods. I am preparing a grave for you because you are despicable and don't deserve to live!"

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Look! Striding across the mountains--a messenger bringing the latest good news: peace! A holiday, Judah! Celebrate! Worship and recommit to God! No more worries about this enemy. This one is history. Close the books.

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Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, O Judah, and fulfill your vows. No more will the wicked invade you; they will be completely destroyed.

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Behold, on the mountains The feet of him who brings good tidings, Who proclaims peace! O Judah, keep your appointed feasts, Perform your vows. For the wicked one shall no more pass through you; He is utterly cut off.

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Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! He is bringing a message of peace. Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah, and fulfill all your vows, for your enemies from Nineveh will never invade your land again. They have been completely destroyed!

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The juggernaut's coming! Post guards, lay in supplies. Get yourselves together, get ready for the big battle. [JC]

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An attacker advances against you, Nineveh. Guard the fortress, watch the road, brace yourselves, marshal all your strength!

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He who scatters has come up before your face. Man the fort! Watch the road! Strengthen your flanks! Fortify your power mightily.

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Nineveh, you are already surrounded by enemy armies! Sound the alarm! Man the ramparts! Muster your defenses, and keep a sharp watch for the enemy attack to begin!

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GOD has restored the Pride of Jacob, the Pride of Israel. Israel's lived through hard times. He's been to hell and back.

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The LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and have ruined their vines.

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For the LORD will restore the excellence of Jacob Like the excellence of Israel, For the emptiers have emptied them out And ruined their vine branches.

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For the land of Israel lies empty and broken after your attacks, but the LORD will restore its honor and power again.

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Weapons flash in the sun, the soldiers splendid in battle dress, Chariots burnished and glistening, ready to charge, A spiked forest of brandished spears, lethal on the horizon.

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The shields of his soldiers are red; the warriors are clad in scarlet. The metal on the chariots flashes on the day they are made ready; the spears of pine are brandished.

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The shields of his mighty men are made red, The valiant men are in scarlet. The chariots come with flaming torches In the day of his preparation, And the spears are brandished.

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Shields flash red in the sunlight! The attack begins! See their scarlet uniforms! Watch as their glittering chariots move into position, with a forest of spears waving above them.

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The chariots pour into the streets. They fill the public squares, Flaming like torches in the sun, like lightning darting and flashing.

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The chariots storm through the streets, rushing back and forth through the squares. They look like flaming torches; they dart about like lightning.

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The chariots rage in the streets, They jostle one another in the broad roads; They seem like torches, They run like lightning.

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The chariots race recklessly along the streets and through the squares, swift as lightning, flickering like torches.

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The Assyrian king rallies his men, but they stagger and stumble. They run to the ramparts to stem the tide, but it's too late.

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He summons his picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place.

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He remembers his nobles; They stumble in their walk; They make haste to her walls, And the defense is prepared.

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The king shouts to his officers; they stumble in their haste, rushing to the walls to set up their defenses.

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Soldiers pour through the gates. The palace is demolished.

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The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.

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The gates of the rivers are opened, And the palace is dissolved.

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But too late! The river gates are open! The enemy has entered! The palace is about to collapse!

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Soon it's all over: Nineveh stripped, Nineveh doomed, Maids and slaves moaning like doves, beating their breasts.

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It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away. Its slave girls moan like doves and beat upon their breasts.

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It is decreed: She shall be led away captive, She shall be brought up; And her maidservants shall lead her as with the voice of doves, Beating their breasts.

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Nineveh's exile has been decreed, and all the servant girls mourn its capture. Listen to them moan like doves; watch them beat their breasts in sorrow.

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Nineveh is a tub from which they've pulled the plug. Cries go up, "Do something! Do something!" but it's too late. Nineveh's soon empty--nothing.

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Nineveh is like a pool, and its water is draining away. "Stop! Stop!" they cry, but no one turns back.

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Though Nineveh of old was like a pool of water, Now they flee away. "Halt! Halt!" they cry; But no one turns back.

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Nineveh is like a leaking water reservoir! The people are slipping away. "Stop, stop!" someone shouts, but the people just keep on running.

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Other cries come: "Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! A bonanza of plunder! Take everything you want!"

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Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! The supply is endless, the wealth from all its treasures!

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Take spoil of silver! Take spoil of gold! There is no end of treasure, Or wealth of every desirable prize.

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Loot the silver! Plunder the gold! There seems no end to Nineveh's many treasures--its vast, uncounted wealth.

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Doom! Damnation! Desolation! Hearts sink, knees fold, stomachs retch, faces blanch.

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She is pillaged, plundered, stripped! Hearts melt, knees give way, bodies tremble, every face grows pale.

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She is empty, desolate, and waste! The heart melts, and the knees shake; Much pain is in every side, And all their faces are drained of color.1

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Soon the city is an empty shambles, stripped of its wealth. Hearts melt in horror, and knees shake. The people stand aghast, their faces pale and trembling.

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So, what happened to the famous and fierce Assyrian lion And all those cute Assyrian cubs? To the lion and lioness Cozy with their cubs, fierce and fearless?

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Where now is the lions' den, the place where they fed their young, where the lion and lioness went, and the cubs, with nothing to fear?

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Where is the dwelling of the lions, And the feeding place of the young lions, Where the lion walked, the lioness and lion's cub, And no one made them afraid?

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Where now is that great Nineveh, lion of the nations, full of fight and boldness, where the old and feeble and the young and tender lived with nothing to fear?

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To the lion who always returned from the hunt with fresh kills for lioness and cubs, The lion lair heaped with bloody meat, blood and bones for the royal lion feast? [JC]

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The lion killed enough for his cubs and strangled the prey for his mate, filling his lairs with the kill and his dens with the prey.

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The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, Killed for his lionesses, Filled his caves with prey, And his dens with flesh.

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O Nineveh, you were once a mighty lion! You crushed your enemies to feed your cubs and your mate. You filled your city and your homes with captives and plunder.

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"Assyria, I'm your enemy," says GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies. "I'll torch your chariots. They'll go up in smoke. "Lion Country' will be strewn with carcasses. The war business is over--you're out of work: You'll have no more wars to report, No more victories to announce. You're out of war work forever."

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"I am against you," declares the LORD Almighty. "I will burn up your chariots in smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will leave you no prey on the earth. The voices of your messengers will no longer be heard."

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"Behold, I am against you," says the LORD of hosts, "I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall be heard no more."

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"I am your enemy!" says the LORD Almighty. "Your chariots will soon go up in smoke. The finest of your youth will be killed in battle. Never again will you bring back plunder from conquered nations. Never again will the voices of your proud messengers be heard."

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Doom to Murder City--full of lies, bursting with loot, addicted to violence!

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Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without victims!

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Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. Its victim never departs.

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How terrible it will be for Nineveh, the city of murder and lies! She is crammed with wealth to be plundered.

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Horns blaring, wheels clattering, horses rearing, chariots lurching,

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The crack of whips, the clatter of wheels, galloping horses and jolting chariots!

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The noise of a whip And the noise of rattling wheels, Of galloping horses, Of clattering chariots!

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Listen! Hear the crack of the whips as the chariots rush forward against her. Wheels rumble, horses' hooves pound, and chariots clatter as they bump wildly through the streets.

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Horsemen galloping, brandishing swords and spears, Dead bodies rotting in the street, corpses stacked like cordwood, Bodies in every gutter and alley, clogging every intersection!

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Charging cavalry, flashing swords and glittering spears! Many casualties, piles of dead, bodies without number, people stumbling over the corpses-

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Horsemen charge with bright sword and glittering spear. There is a multitude of slain, A great number of bodies, Countless corpses-- They stumble over the corpses--

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See the flashing swords and glittering spears in the upraised arms of the cavalry! The dead are lying in the streets--dead bodies, heaps of bodies, everywhere. People stumble over them, scramble to their feet, and fall again.

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And whores! Whores without end! Whore City, Fatally seductive, you're the Witch of Seduction, luring nations to their ruin with your evil spells. [JC]

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all because of the wanton lust of a harlot, alluring, the mistress of sorceries, who enslaved nations by her prostitution and peoples by her witchcraft.

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Because of the multitude of harlotries of the seductive harlot, The mistress of sorceries, Who sells nations through her harlotries, And families through her sorceries.

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All this because Nineveh, the beautiful and faithless city, mistress of deadly charms, enticed the nations with her beauty. She taught them all to worship her false gods, enchanting people everywhere.

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"I'm your enemy, Whore Nineveh--I, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies! I'll strip you of your seductive silk robes and expose you on the world stage. I'll let the nations get their fill of the ugly truth of who you really are and have been all along.

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"I am against you," declares the LORD Almighty. "I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show the nations your nakedness and the kingdoms your shame.

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"Behold, I am against you," says the LORD of hosts; "I will lift your skirts over your face, I will show the nations your nakedness, And the kingdoms your shame.

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"No wonder I am your enemy!" declares the LORD Almighty. "And now I will lift your skirts so all the earth will see your nakedness and shame.

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I'll pelt you with dog dung and place you on a pedestal: "Slut on Exhibit.'

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I will pelt you with filth, I will treat you with contempt and make you a spectacle.

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I will cast abominable filth upon you, Make you vile, And make you a spectacle.

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I will cover you with filth and show the world how vile you really are.

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Everyone who sees you will gag and say, "Nineveh's a pigsty: What on earth did we ever see in her? Who would give her a second look? Ugh!'"

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All who see you will flee from you and say, 'Nineveh is in ruins-who will mourn for her?' Where can I find anyone to comfort you?"

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It shall come to pass that all who look upon you Will flee from you, and say, "Nineveh is laid waste! Who will bemoan her?' Where shall I seek comforters for you?"

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All who see you will shrink back in horror and say, `Nineveh lies in utter ruin.' Yet no one anywhere will regret your destruction."

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Do you think you're superior to Egyptian Thebes, proudly invincible on the River Nile, Protected by the great River, walled in by the River, secure?

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Are you better than Thebes, situated on the Nile, with water around her? The river was her defense, the waters her wall.

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Are you better than No Amon That was situated by the River, That had the waters around her, Whose rampart was the sea, Whose wall was the sea?

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Are you any better than Thebes, surrounded by rivers, protected by water on all sides?

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Ethiopia stood guard to the south, Egypt to the north. Put and Libya, strong friends, were ready to step in and help.

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Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were among her allies.

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Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, And it was boundless; Put and Lubim were your helpers.

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Ethiopia and the land of Egypt were the source of her strength, which seemed without limit. The nations of Put and Libya also helped and supported her.

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But you know what happened to her: The whole city was marched off to a refugee camp, Her babies smashed to death in public view on the streets, Her prize leaders auctioned off, her celebrities put in chain gangs.

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Yet she was taken captive and went into exile. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. Lots were cast for her nobles, and all her great men were put in chains.

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Yet she was carried away, She went into captivity; Her young children also were dashed to pieces At the head of every street; They cast lots for her honorable men, And all her great men were bound in chains.

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Yet Thebes fell, and her people were led away as captives. Her babies were dashed to death against the stones of the streets. Soldiers cast lots to see who would get the Egyptian officers as servants. All their leaders were bound in chains.

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Expect the same treatment, Nineveh. You'll soon be staggering like a bunch of drunks, Wondering what hit you, looking for a place to sleep it off.

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You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy.

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You also will be drunk; You will be hidden; You also will seek refuge from the enemy.

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And you, Nineveh, will also stagger like a drunkard. You will hide for fear of the attacking enemy.

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All your forts are like peach trees, the lush peaches ripe, ready for the picking. One shake of the tree and they fall straight into hungry mouths.

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All your fortresses are like fig trees with their first ripe fruit; when they are shaken, the figs fall into the mouth of the eater.

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All your strongholds are fig trees with ripened figs: If they are shaken, They fall into the mouth of the eater.

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All your fortresses will fall. They will be devoured like the ripe figs that fall into the mouths of those who shake the trees.

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Face it: Your warriors are wimps. You're sitting ducks. Your borders are gaping doors, inviting your enemies in. And who's to stop them? [JC]

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Look at your troops- they are all women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire has consumed their bars.

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Surely, your people in your midst are women! The gates of your land are wide open for your enemies; Fire shall devour the bars of your gates.

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Your troops will be as weak and helpless as women. The gates of your land will be opened wide to the enemy and set on fire and burned.

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Store up water for the siege. Shore up your defenses. Get down to basics: Work the clay and make bricks.

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Draw water for the siege, strengthen your defenses! Work the clay, tread the mortar, repair the brickwork!

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Draw your water for the siege! Fortify your strongholds! Go into the clay and tread the mortar! Make strong the brick kiln!

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Get ready for the siege! Store up water! Strengthen the defenses! Make bricks to repair the walls! Go into the pits to trample clay, and pack it into molds!

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Sorry. Too late. Enemy fire will burn you up. Swords will cut you to pieces. You'll be chewed up as if by locusts. [JC] Yes, as if by locusts--a fitting fate, for you yourselves are a locust plague.

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There the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down and, like grasshoppers, consume you. Multiply like grasshoppers, multiply like locusts!

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There the fire will devour you, The sword will cut you off; It will eat you up like a locust. Make yourself many--like the locust! Make yourself many-- like the swarming locusts!

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But in the middle of your preparations, the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down. The enemy will consume you like locusts, devouring everything they see. There will be no escape, even if you multiply like grasshoppers.

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You've multiplied shops and shopkeepers--more buyers and sellers than stars in the sky! A plague of locusts, cleaning out the neighborhood and then flying off.

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You have increased the number of your merchants till they are more than the stars of the sky, but like locusts they strip the land and then fly away.

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You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of heaven. The locust plunders and flies away.

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Merchants, as numerous as the stars, have filled your city with vast wealth. But like a swarm of locusts, they strip the land and then fly away.

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Your bureaucrats are locusts, your brokers and bankers are locusts. Early on, they're all at your service, full of smiles and promises, But later when you return with questions or complaints, you'll find they've flown off and are nowhere to be found.

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Your guards are like locusts, your officials like swarms of locusts that settle in the walls on a cold day- but when the sun appears they fly away, and no one knows where.

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Your commanders are like swarming locusts, And your generals like great grasshoppers, Which camp in the hedges on a cold day; When the sun rises they flee away, And the place where they are is not known.

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Your princes and officials are also like locusts, crowding together in the hedges to survive the cold. But like locusts that fly away when the sun comes up to warm the earth, all of them will fly away and disappear.

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King of Assyria! Your shepherd-leaders, in charge of caring for your people, Are busy doing everything else but. They're not doing their job, And your people are scattered and lost. There's no one to look after them.

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O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your nobles lie down to rest. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.

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Your shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; Your nobles rest in the dust. Your people are scattered on the mountains, And no one gathers them.

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O Assyrian king, your princes lie dead in the dust. Your people are scattered across the mountains. There is no longer a shepherd to gather them together.

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You're past the point of no return. Your wound is fatal. When the story of your fate gets out, the whole world will applaud and cry "Encore!" Your cruel evil has seeped into every nook and cranny of the world. Everyone has felt it and suffered.

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Nothing can heal your wound; your injury is fatal. Everyone who hears the news about you claps his hands at your fall, for who has not felt your endless cruelty?

Nah.3.19

Your injury has no healing, Your wound is severe. All who hear news of you Will clap their hands over you, For upon whom has not your wickedness passed continually?

Nah.3.19

There is no healing for your wound; your injury is fatal. All who hear of your destruction will clap their hands for joy. Where can anyone be found who has not suffered from your cruelty?