Nahum 3 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Nineveh’s Complete Ruin

1 Woe ^H1945 to the bloody ^H1818 city ^H5892, completely ^H3605 full ^H4392 of lies ^H3585 and pillage ^H6563;

Her prey ^H2964 does not leave ^H4185.

2 The sound ^H6963 of the whip ^H7752,

The sound ^H6963 of the roar ^H7494 of the wheel ^H212,

Galloping ^H1725 horses ^H5483

And [fn]bounding ^H7540 chariots ^H4818!

3 Horsemen ^H6571 charging ^H5927,

Swords ^H2719 flashing ^H3851, spears ^H2595 gleaming ^H1300,

Many ^H7230 killed ^H2491, a mass ^H3514 of corpses ^H6297,

And there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 end ^H7097 to the dead ^H1472 bodies ^H1472—

They stumble ^H3782 over [fn]the dead ^H1472 bodies ^H1472!

4 All because ^H4480 of the many ^H7230 sexual ^H2183 acts ^H2183 of the prostitute ^H2181,

The charming ^H2580 H2896 one ^H2896, the mistress ^H1172 of sorceries ^H3785,

Who sells ^H4376 nations ^H1471 by her sexual ^H2183 acts ^H2183,

And families ^H4940 by her sorceries ^H3785.

5 “Behold ^H2009, I am against ^H413 you,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635;

“And I will [fn]lift ^H1540 up ^H1540 your skirts ^H7757 over ^H5921 your face ^H6440,

And show ^H7200 the nations ^H1471 your nakedness ^H4626,

And the kingdoms ^H4467 your shame ^H7036.

6 “I will throw ^H7993 filth ^H8251 on you

And declare ^H5034 you worthless ^H5034,

And set ^H7760 you up ^H7760 as a spectacle ^H7210.

7 “And it will come ^H1961 about ^H1961 that all ^H3605 who see ^H7200 you

Will [fn]shrink ^H5074 from you and say ^H559,

‘Nineveh ^H5210 is devastated ^H7703!

Who ^H4310 will have ^H5110 sympathy ^H5110 for her?’

Where ^H370 shall I seek ^H1245 comforters ^H5162 for you?”

8 Are ^H3190 you better ^H3190 than ^H4480 [fn]No-amon ^H4996 H528,

Which was situated ^H3427 by the canals ^H2975 of ^H2975 the ^H2975 Nile ^H2975,

With water ^H4325 surrounding ^H5439 her,

Whose ^H834 rampart ^H2426 was [fn]the sea ^H3220,

Whose wall ^H2346 consisted of [fn]the sea ^H3220?

9 Ethiopia ^H3568 was her might ^H6109,

Egypt ^H4714 too, without ^H369 limits ^H7097.

Put ^H6316 and Lubim ^H3864 were among [fn]her helpers ^H5833.

10 Yet ^H1571 she became an exile ^H1473,

She went ^H1980 into captivity ^H7628;

Also ^H1571 her small children ^H5768 were smashed ^H7376 to ^H7376 pieces ^H7376

At the head ^H7218 of every ^H3605 street ^H2351;

They cast ^H3032 lots ^H1486 for her honorable ^H3513 men ^H3513,

And all ^H3605 her great ^H1419 men ^H1419 were bound ^H7576 with shackles ^H2131.

11 You too ^H1571 will become ^H7937 drunk ^H7937,

You will be hidden ^H5956.

You too ^H1571 will search ^H1245 for a refuge ^H4581 from the enemy ^H340.

12 All ^H3605 your fortifications ^H4013 are fig ^H8384 trees ^H8384 with [fn]ripe ^H1061 fruit ^H1061—

When ^H518 shaken ^H5128, they fall ^H5307 into the eater’s ^H398 mouth ^H6310.

13 Behold ^H2009, your people ^H5971 are women ^H802 in your midst ^H7130!

The gates ^H8179 of your land ^H776 are opened ^H6605 wide ^H6605 to your enemies ^H340;

Fire ^H784 consumes ^H398 your gate bars ^H1280.

14 Draw ^H7579 for yourself water ^H4325 for a siege ^H4692!

Strengthen ^H2388 your fortifications ^H4013!

Go ^H935 into the clay ^H2916 and tread ^H7429 the mortar ^H2563!

Take ^H2388 hold ^H2388 of the brick ^H4404 mold ^H4404!

15 There ^H8033 fire ^H784 will consume ^H398 you,

The sword ^H2719 will cut ^H3772 you down ^H3772;

It will consume ^H398 you as the creeping ^H3218 locust ^H3218 consumes a crop.

Multiply ^H3513 yourself like the creeping ^H3218 locust ^H3218,

Multiply ^H3513 yourself like the migratory ^H697 locust ^H697.

16 You have made ^H7235 your traders ^H7402 more ^H4480 numerous ^H7235 than ^H4480 the stars ^H3556 of heaven ^H8064—

The creeping ^H3218 locust ^H3218 sheds ^H6584 its skin ^H6584 and flies ^H5774 away.

17 Your courtiers ^H4502 are like the migratory ^H697 locust ^H697.

Your officials ^H2951 are like a swarm ^H1462 of ^H1462 locusts ^H1462

Settling ^H2583 in the stone ^H1448 shelters ^H1448 on a cold ^H7135 day ^H3117.

The sun ^H8121 rises ^H2224 and they flee ^H5074,

And the place ^H4725 where ^H335 they are is not known ^H3045.

18 Your shepherds ^H7462 are sleeping ^H5123, O king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804;

Your officers ^H117 are lying ^H7931 down ^H7931.

Your people ^H5971 are scattered ^H6335 on the mountains ^H2022

And there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H369 to gather ^H6908 them.

19 There ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 relief ^H3545 for your collapse ^H7667,

Your wound ^H4347 is incurable ^H2470.

All ^H3605 who hear ^H8085 [fn]about ^H8088 you

Will clap ^H8628 their hands ^H3709 over ^H5921 you,

For upon ^H5921 whom ^H4310 has your evil ^H7451 not come ^H5674 continually ^H8548?