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\toc3 Nah
\toc2 Nahum
\toc1 Nahum
\mt Nahum
\c 1
\m
\v 1 The pronouncement~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt Is 13:1; 30:6; Jr 18:18; Ezk 12:10; Hab 1:1; Zch 9:1; 12:1; Mal 1:1\+xt*\f* concerning Nineveh.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt Jnh 3:3–4; 4:11; Nah 2:8; Zph 2:13\+xt*\f* The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
\s1 God’s Vengeance
\q1
\v 2 The \nd Lord\nd* is a~jealous and~avenging~God;
\q the \nd Lord\nd* takes~vengeance
\q and is fierce in~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft Lit \fqa is a master of\f*~wrath.
\q The \nd Lord\nd* takes vengeance against~his~foes;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft \+xt Dt 32:35,41,43; Ps 94:1; 149:7; Is 1:24; 59:17; Jr 5:9,29; 9:9; 46:10; 50:15; 51:6,11,36; Ezk 25:14–17; Mc 5:15; 2Th 1:8; Heb 10:30\+xt*\f*
\q he is furious with~his~enemies.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft \+xt Dt 6:15; Ps 94:1; Is 63:1–6; Jr 46:10; 50:28–29; Mc 5:15; Zph 1:18\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 3 The \nd Lord\nd* is slow~to~anger but~great in~power;
\q the \nd Lord\nd* will never~leave the~guilty~unpunished.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:3 \ft \+xt Ex 34:6–7; Nm 14:18\+xt*\f*
\q His path is in~the~whirlwind and~storm,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:3 \ft \+xt Pr 1:27; 10:25; Is 66:15; Jr 4:13; Hs 8:7\+xt*\f*
\q and clouds are the~dust beneath~his~feet.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:3 \ft \+xt Dt 33:26; Ps 68:4; 104:3; Mt 24:30; 26:64\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 4 He rebukes the~sea and~dries~it~up,
\q and he makes all~the~rivers run~dry.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft \+xt 2Sm 22:16; Ps 106:9; Is 50:2; Mt 8:26\+xt*\f*
\q Bashan and~Carmel~wither;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft \+xt Is 33:9; Jr 50:19\+xt*\f*
\q even the flower of~Lebanon~withers.
\q1
\v 5 The mountains quake before~him,
\q and the hills melt;
\q the earth trembles~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft Some emend to \fqa earth is laid waste\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft Lit \fqa lifts\f* at~his~presence~—
\q the world and all who~live in~it.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft \+xt Jdg 5:5; Ps 18:7; 46:2–3; 97:5; Is 5:25; 64:1,3; Jr 4:24; Am 8:8; Mc 1:4\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 6 Who can withstand his~indignation?
\q Who can endure his~burning~anger?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:6 \ft \+xt Ps 7:11; 69:24; 78:49; Jl 2:11; Mal 3:2\+xt*\f*
\q His wrath is poured~out like~fire;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:6 \ft \+xt Ps 21:9; Is 9:19; 30:30; Jr 4:4; Lm 4:11; Ezk 22:20; Zph 1:18\+xt*\f*
\q even rocks are~shattered before~him.
\s1 Destruction of Nineveh
\q1
\v 7 The \nd Lord\nd* is~good,
\q a stronghold in~a~day of~distress;
\q he cares for~those who~take~refuge~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft \+xt 2Sm 22:3; Ps 17:7; 34:8\+xt*\f* in~him.
\q1
\v 8 But he will completely destroy~Nineveh~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:8 \ft Lit \fqa her place\f*
\q with an~overwhelming~flood,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:8 \ft \+xt Nah 2:6\+xt*\f*
\q and he will chase his~enemies into~darkness.
\b
\q1
\v 9 Whatever you~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft = Nineveh\f* plot against~the~\nd Lord\nd*,
\q he will bring it to~complete~destruction;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft \+xt Ps 2:1–4\+xt*\f*
\q oppression will not rise~up a~second~time.
\q1
\v 10 For they will~be~consumed
\q like entangled~thorns,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:10 \ft \+xt Mal 4:1\+xt*\f*
\q like the drink of a~drunkard
\q and like straw that~is fully~dry.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:10 \ft Hb obscure\f*
\q1
\v 11 One has gone~out from~you,~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 1:11 \ft Possibly Nineveh\f*
\q who plots evil against~the \nd Lord\nd*,
\q and is a~wicked~counselor.
\s1 Promise of Judah’s Deliverance
\m
\v 12 This is what the \nd Lord\nd* says:
\q Though they are~strong~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:12 \ft Lit\fqa intact\f* and~numerous,
\q they will still be mowed~down,
\q and he~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 1:12 \ft Either the king of Assyria or his army\f* will pass~away.
\q Though I have punished~you,~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 1:12 \ft = Judah\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:12 \ft \+xt Is 10:5–34\+xt*\f*
\q I will punish you no~longer.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:12 \ft \+xt Ps 30:5; 103:9; Is 54:8\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 13 For I will now break~off his~yoke from~you
\q and tear off your~shackles.
\s1 The Assyrian King’s Demise
\m
\v 14 The \nd Lord\nd* has issued an order concerning you:
\q There will be no~offspring
\q to carry on your~name.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:14 \ft Lit\fqa It will not be sown from your name any longer\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:14 \ft \+xt Lv 20:3; 1Sm 24:21; Ps 89:4; Is 48:19; 66:22\+xt*\f*
\q I will eliminate the~carved~idol and~cast~image
\q from the house of~your~gods;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:14 \ft \+xt Dt 27:15; Jdg 18:14\+xt*\f*
\q I will prepare your~grave,
\q for you are~contemptible.
\b
\q1
\v 15 Look to~the~mountains~—
\q the feet of the~herald,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:15 \ft \+xt Is 52:7; 61:1; Rm 10:15\+xt*\f*
\q who proclaims~peace.
\q Celebrate your~festivals,~Judah;
\q fulfill your~vows.
\q For the wicked one will~never~again
\q march through~you;
\q he will be entirely wiped~out.
\c 2
\s1 Attack against Nineveh
\q1
\v 1 One who scatters is~coming~up against~you.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:1 \ft \+xt Ezk 29:12–13; 30:23,26\+xt*\f*
\q Man the~fortifications!
\q Watch the~road!
\q Brace~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:1 \ft Lit \fqa Strengthen\f* yourself!
\q Summon all your~strength!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:1 \ft \+xt Pr 24:5; Am 2:14\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 2 For the \nd Lord\nd* will~restore the~majesty of~Jacob,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt Ps 47:4; Am 6:8; 8:7\+xt*\f*
\q yes,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft Or \fqa like\f* the~majesty of~Israel,
\q though ravagers have~ravaged~them~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt Is 24:1,3\+xt*\f*
\q and ruined their~vine~branches.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt Ps 80:12–15; Jr 12:10\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 3 The shields of~his~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft = the army commander attacking Nineveh\f*~warriors are~dyed~red;
\q the valiant men are~dressed in~scarlet.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt Ezk 23:14\+xt*\f*
\q The fittings of~the~chariot~flash like~fire~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt 2Kg 2:11; 6:17; Is 66:15\+xt*\f*
\q on the day of~its~battle~preparations,
\q and the spears are~brandished.
\q1
\v 4 The chariots dash~madly through~the~streets;
\q they rush around in~the~plazas.
\q They look like~torches;
\q they dart back and~forth like~lightning.
\q1
\v 5 He gives orders to~his~officers;
\q they stumble as~they~advance.
\q They race to~its~wall;
\q the protective shield is~set in~place.
\q1
\v 6 The river gates are~opened,
\q and the palace erodes~away.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft \+xt Nah 1:8\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 7 Beauty~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft Text emended; MT reads \fqa Huzzab\f* is~stripped;~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft Hb obscure\f*
\q she is carried~away;
\q her ladies-in-waiting~moan
\q like the~sound of~doves~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Is 38:14; 59:11\+xt*\f*
\q and beat their~breasts.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Is 32:12\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 8 Nineveh has been like~a~pool of~water
\q from her~first~days,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:8 \ft Hb obscure\f*
\q but they are~fleeing.
\q “Stop! Stop!~” they~cry,
\q but no one turns~back.
\q1
\v 9 “Plunder the silver! Plunder~the~gold!~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft \+xt Ezk 38:13\+xt*\f*
\q There is no end to~the~treasure,
\q an abundance of~every~precious~thing.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft \+xt 2Ch 32:27; 36:10; Dn 11:8; Nah 3:3\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 10 Desolation, decimation, devastation!
\q Hearts melt,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Dt 20:8; Jos 7:5; Is 13:7; 19:1; Ezk 21:7,15\+xt*\f*
\q knees tremble,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Is 35:3\+xt*\f*
\q insides churn,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Ps 69:23\+xt*\f*
\q every face grows~pale!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Is 21:3; Jl 2:6\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 11 Where is the~lions’~lair,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:11 \ft \+xt Is 2:15; 5:26–29; Jr 4:7; 5:6; 50:17; 51:38; Jl 1:6; Am 3:12\+xt*\f*
\q or the feeding ground of~the~young~lions,
\q where the lion and~lioness~prowled,
\q and the lion’s~cub,
\q with nothing to~frighten them~away?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:11 \ft \+xt Lv 26:6; Dt 28:26; Jr 7:33\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 12 The lion mauled whatever its~cubs~needed
\q and strangled prey for~its~lionesses.
\q It filled up its~dens with~the~kill,
\q and its lairs with~mauled~prey.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:12 \ft \+xt Jb 38:39–40\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 13 Beware, I am against~you.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft \+xt Jr 21:13; 23:30–32; 50:31; 51:25; Ezk 5:8; 13:8; 21:3; 26:3; 28:22; 29:3,10; 38:3; 39:1; Nah 3:5\+xt*\f*
\qm This~is the~declaration of~the~\nd Lord\nd* of~Armies.
\q I will make your~chariots go~up in~smoke,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft Lit \fqa will burn her chariots in smoke\f*
\q and the sword will~devour your~young~lions.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft \+xt Is 31:8; Jr 46:10\+xt*\f*
\q I will cut off your~prey from~the~earth,
\q and the sound of~your~messengers
\q will never be~heard~again.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft \+xt Rv 18:22–23\+xt*\f*
\c 3
\s1 Nineveh’s Downfall
\q1
\v 1 Woe to the city~of~blood,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:1 \ft \+xt Ezk 7:23; 9:9; 22:2–3; 24:6,9; Hab 2:12\+xt*\f*
\q totally deceitful,
\q full of plunder,
\q never without~prey.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:1 \ft \+xt Nah 2:9\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 The crack of~the~whip
\q and rumble of~the~wheel,
\q galloping horse
\q and jolting chariot!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:2 \ft \+xt Jdg 5:22; Jb 39:24; Jr 47:3\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 3 Charging horseman,
\q flashing sword,
\q shining spear;
\q heaps of slain,
\q mounds of~corpses,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:3 \ft \+xt Lv 26:30; Ps 110:6; Is 66:24; Jr 41:9; Ezk 6:5\+xt*\f*
\q dead bodies without~end~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:3 \ft \+xt Nah 2:9\+xt*\f*~—
\q they stumble over~their~dead.
\q1
\v 4 Because of the continual~prostitution of~the~prostitute,
\q the attractive mistress of~sorcery,
\q who treats nations and~clans~like~merchandise
\q by her~prostitution~and~sorcery,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:4 \ft \+xt 2Kg 9:22; Pr 7:10–23; Ezk 16:15; 23:1–21; Rv 17:3–6\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 5 I am against~you.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:5 \ft \+xt Nah 2:13\+xt*\f*
\qm This~is the~declaration of~the~\nd Lord\nd* of~Armies.
\q I will lift your~skirts over~your~face
\q and display your~nakedness to~nations,
\q your shame to~kingdoms.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:5 \ft \+xt Is 47:3; Jr 13:22,26; Ezk 16:37; 23:29\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 6 I will throw filth on~you
\q and treat you with~contempt;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:6 \ft \+xt Ps 107:40; Is 16:14; Dn 12:2; Mc 6:16; Mal 2:3\+xt*\f*
\q I will make a~spectacle of~you.
\q1
\v 7 Then all who~see~you will~recoil from~you,~saying,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:7 \ft \+xt Dt 28:25,37; 2Ch 29:8; 30:7; Ps 31:11; Is 66:24; Jr 15:4; 24:9; 50:23\+xt*\f*
\q “Nineveh is~devastated;
\q who will show sympathy to~her?~”
\q Where can I find~anyone to~comfort~you?
\b
\q1
\v 8 Are you better than~Thebes~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:8 \ft Hb \+tl No-amon\+tl*\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:8 \ft \+xt Jr 46:25; Ezk 30:14–16\+xt*\f*
\q that sat along~the~Nile
\q with water surrounding~her,
\q whose rampart was~the~sea,
\q the river~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 3:8 \ft LXX, Syr, Vg read \fqa water\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:8 \ft Lit \fqa sea from sea\f* her~wall?
\q1
\v 9 Cush and Egypt were her~endless~source of~strength;
\q Put and Libya were among~her~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:9 \ft Lit \fqa your\f*~allies.
\q1
\v 10 Yet she became an~exile;
\q she went into~captivity.
\q Her children were also dashed to~pieces~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:10 \ft \+xt 2Kg 8:12; Is 13:16; Hs 10:14\+xt*\f*
\q at the head of~every~street.
\q They cast lots for~her~dignitaries,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:10 \ft \+xt Ob 11\+xt*\f*
\q and all her nobles were~bound in~chains.
\q1
\v 11 You~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 3:11 \ft = Nineveh\f* also will~become~drunk;
\q you will hide.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:11 \ft Or \fqa will be overcome\f*
\q You also will seek~refuge from~the~enemy.
\b
\q1
\v 12 All your fortresses are fig~trees
\q with figs that~ripened~first;
\q when shaken, they~fall~—
\q right into the mouth of~the~eater!
\b
\q1
\v 13 Look, your troops are~like~women among~you;
\q your land’s~city~gates
\q are wide open to~your~enemies.
\q Fire will devour the~bars of~your~gates.
\b
\q1
\v 14 Draw water for~the~siege;
\q strengthen your~fortresses.
\q Step into the clay and~tread the~mortar;
\q take hold of~the~brick-mold!
\q1
\v 15 The fire will devour you~there;
\q the sword will cut you~down.
\q It will devour you like~the~young~locust.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:15 \ft \+xt Jl 1:4\+xt*\f*
\q Multiply yourselves like~the~young~locust;
\q multiply like the~swarming~locust!
\q1
\v 16 You have made your~merchants~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:16 \ft \+xt Ezk 16:29; 17:4; 27:3,13,20,23–24; Zph 1:11; Rv 18:3,11,15,23\+xt*\f*
\q more numerous than the~stars of~the~sky.
\q The young locust strips~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:16 \ft Or \fqa sheds its skin\f* the~land
\q and flies away.
\q1
\v 17 Your court officials are like~the~swarming~locust,
\q and your scribes like~clouds of~locusts,
\q which settle on~the~walls on~a~cold~day;
\q when the sun rises, they~take~off,
\q and no one knows where~they~are.
\b
\q1
\v 18 King of Assyria, your~shepherds~slumber;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:18 \ft \+xt Jr 23:1–2; 50:6\+xt*\f*
\q your officers sleep.
\q Your people are~scattered across~the~mountains~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:18 \ft \+xt Ezk 34:6\+xt*\f*
\q with no one to~gather them~together.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:18 \ft \+xt 1Kg 22:17\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 19 There is no remedy for~your~injury;
\q your wound is~severe.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:19 \ft \+xt Jr 10:19; 14:17; 30:12\+xt*\f*
\q All who hear the~news about~you
\q will clap their~hands because~of~you,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:19 \ft \+xt Ps 47:1; 98:8; Lm 2:15; Ezk 22:13\+xt*\f*
\q for who has~not~experienced
\q your constant cruelty?
