Nah.3.1
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
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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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The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
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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.
Nah.3.3
The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
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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-
Nah.3.3
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--
Nah.3.3
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.
Nah.3.4
Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
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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.
Nah.3.5
Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
Nah.3.5
"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.
Nah.3.6
And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.
Nah.3.6
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.
Nah.3.7
And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
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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."
Nah.3.8
Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
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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.
Nah.3.8
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?
Nah.3.9
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
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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.
Nah.3.10
Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
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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.
Nah.3.11
Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
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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.
Nah.3.11
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.
Nah.3.12
All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
Nah.3.12
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.
Nah.3.12
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.
Nah.3.13
Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
Nah.3.13
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]
Nah.3.13
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.
Nah.3.14
Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
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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!
Nah.3.15
There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
Nah.3.15
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.
Nah.3.15
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.
Nah.3.16
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
Nah.3.16
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.
Nah.3.17
Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
Nah.3.17
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.
Nah.3.18
Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
Nah.3.18
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.
Nah.3.18
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.
Nah.3.19
There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
Nah.3.19
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.
Nah.3.19
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?
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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?
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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?
