\id NAM \h Nahum \toc1 The Book of Nahum \toc2 Nahum \toc3 Nam \mt2 The Book of \mt1 Nahum \c 1 \p \v 1 \w The|strong="H5612"\w* word about \w Nineveh|strong="H5210"\w*. \w The|strong="H5612"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w* \w of|strong="H5612"\w* \w the|strong="H5612"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* \w of|strong="H5612"\w* \w Nahum|strong="H5151"\w* \w the|strong="H5612"\w* \w Elkoshite|strong="H0512"\w*. \v 2 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w takes|strong="H5358"\w* \w care|strong="H5201"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* honour \w and|strong="H3068"\w* gives punishment \w for|strong="H3068"\w* wrong; \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* gives punishment \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w angry|strong="H2534"\w*; \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* sends punishment \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H1931"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* against \w him|strong="H1931"\w*, being \w angry|strong="H2534"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* haters. \v 3 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w slow|strong="H0750"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* get \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H3581"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* sinner \w go|strong="H5352"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w punishment|strong="H5352"\w*: \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* wind \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w storm|strong="H8183"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w clouds|strong="H6051"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w dust|strong="H0080"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*. \v 4 \w He|strong="H3605"\w* says sharp words \w to|strong="H3220"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w and|strong="H3220"\w* \w makes|strong="H3001"\w* \w it|strong="H3001"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w*, drying \w up|strong="H3001"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w*: \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* feeble, \w and|strong="H3220"\w* \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w*, \w and|strong="H3220"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w flower|strong="H6525"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* without strength. \v 5 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* shaking \w because|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w* flowing \w away|strong="H5375"\w*; \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w is|strong="H0776"\w* falling \w to|strong="H0776"\w* bits \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w world|strong="H8398"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w it|strong="H5375"\w*. \v 6 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w may|strong="H4310"\w* keep \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w place|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w wrath|strong="H2534"\w*? \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w may|strong="H4310"\w* undergo \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w heat|strong="H2534"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* passion? \w his|strong="H6440"\w* \w wrath|strong="H2534"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* let loose \w like|strong="H0639"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w rocks|strong="H6697"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* \w broken|strong="H5422"\w* \w open|strong="H6440"\w* \w by|strong="H0784"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*. \v 7 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w strong|strong="H4581"\w* place \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w trouble|strong="H6869"\w*; \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H3045"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w take|strong="H2620"\w* \w him|strong="H3045"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* safe cover. \v 8 \w But|strong="H7291"\w* like water \w overflowing|strong="H7858"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H2822"\w* take \w them|strong="H7291"\w* \w away|strong="H3617"\w*; \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H2822"\w* put an \w end|strong="H3617"\w* \w to|strong="H4725"\w* \w those|strong="H7291"\w* \w who|strong="H6213"\w* come up against \w him|strong="H7291"\w*, driving \w his|strong="H7291"\w* haters into \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w*. \v 9 \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* designing \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w*? \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* put \w an|strong="H6965"\w* \w end|strong="H3617"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*: \w his|strong="H3068"\w* haters \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w again|strong="H6965"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* second \w time|strong="H6471"\w*. \v 10 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H4390"\w* \w like|strong="H5704"\w* twisted thorns, \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w are|strong="H4390"\w* overcome \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w drink|strong="H5435"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w come|strong="H4390"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* destruction \w like|strong="H5704"\w* stems \w of|strong="H4390"\w* grass \w fully|strong="H4390"\w* \w dry|strong="H3002"\w*. \v 11 \w One|strong="H4480"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w gone|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* designing \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w*, whose purposes \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H4480"\w* \w value|strong="H2803"\w*. \v 12 \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: \w The|strong="H0559"\w* days \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* cause against \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* ended; \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w cut|strong="H1494"\w* \w off|strong="H1494"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* past. \w Though|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H0559"\w* trouble \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w*, \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* troubled. \v 13 \w And|strong="H7665"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* will \w let|strong="H6258"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w yoke|strong="H4132"\w* \w be|strong="H6258"\w* \w broken|strong="H7665"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H7665"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w chains|strong="H4147"\w* \w be|strong="H6258"\w* parted. \v 14 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H6680"\w* \w an|strong="H7760"\w* \w order|strong="H6680"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w planted|strong="H2232"\w*: \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* pictured \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w metal|strong="H4541"\w* \w images|strong="H4541"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w*; \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* last resting-place \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w place|strong="H7760"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* shame; \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w completely|strong="H3772"\w* evil. \v 15 See on the mountains the feet of him who comes with good news, giving word of peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah, give effect to your oaths: for the good-for-nothing man will never again go through you; he is completely cut off. \c 2 \p \v 1 \w A|strong="H3588"\w* crusher \w has|strong="H3063"\w* come \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* face: \w keep|strong="H3254"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w good|strong="H1319"\w* look-out, \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H3605"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w watched|strong="H2009"\w*, \w make|strong="H3772"\w* \w yourself|strong="H7272"\w* strong, \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* power \w be|strong="H5750"\w* greatly \w increased|strong="H3254"\w*. \v 2 \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Lord \w will|strong="H6440"\w* \w make|strong="H2388"\w* good \w the|strong="H6440"\w* vine \w of|strong="H1870"\w* Jacob, \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w well|strong="H3966"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* vine \w of|strong="H1870"\w* Israel: \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* wasters \w have|strong="H5921"\w* \w made|strong="H2388"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* waste \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w sent|strong="H5927"\w* destruction \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* branches \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* vine. \v 3 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* body-covers \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* fighting \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H7725"\w* red, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* war \w are|strong="H3478"\w* clothed \w in|strong="H3068"\w* bright red: \w the|strong="H0853"\w* war-carriages \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w like|strong="H3478"\w* flames \w of|strong="H3068"\w* fire \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* day \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* gets ready, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* horses \w are|strong="H3478"\w* shaking. \v 4 \w The|strong="H3117"\w* war-carriages \w are|strong="H3117"\w* rushing through \w the|strong="H3117"\w* streets, pushing \w against|strong="H0376"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w another|strong="H0376"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* wide ways, looking \w like|strong="H0376"\w* \w burning|strong="H0784"\w* lights, running \w like|strong="H0376"\w* thunder-flames. \v 5 \w He|strong="H2351"\w* takes \w the|strong="H1984"\w* record \w of|strong="H7393"\w* \w his|strong="H7323"\w* great men: \w they|strong="H7323"\w* go falling \w on|strong="H7323"\w* their way; \w they|strong="H7323"\w* go \w quickly|strong="H7323"\w* \w to|strong="H7323"\w* \w the|strong="H1984"\w* wall, \w the|strong="H1984"\w* cover \w is|strong="H4758"\w* made ready. \v 6 \w The|strong="H2142"\w* river doorways \w are|strong="H2346"\w* forced open, \w and|strong="H4116"\w* \w the|strong="H2142"\w* king's house is flowing away. \v 7 \w And|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H8179"\w* queen \w is|strong="H5104"\w* uncovered, she \w is|strong="H5104"\w* taken \w away|strong="H4127"\w* \w and|strong="H8179"\w* \w her|strong="H8179"\w* servant-girls \w are|strong="H8179"\w* weeping like \w the|strong="H8179"\w* sound \w of|strong="H8179"\w* doves, hammering \w on|strong="H5104"\w* their breasts. \v 8 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w Nineveh|strong="H5324"\w* \w is|strong="H6963"\w* \w like|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* pool \w of|strong="H6963"\w* water whose waters \w are|strong="H5927"\w* flowing \w away|strong="H1540"\w*; Keep \w your|strong="H5921"\w* place, \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w say|strong="H6963"\w*; \w but|strong="H5921"\w* no \w one|strong="H5324"\w* \w is|strong="H6963"\w* turning \w back|strong="H5927"\w*. \v 9 \w Take|strong="H5975"\w* silver, \w take|strong="H5975"\w* gold; \w for|strong="H4325"\w* \w there|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* end \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* store; \w take|strong="H5975"\w* \w for|strong="H4325"\w* yourselves \w a|strong="H5975"\w* weight \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w things|strong="H1992"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* desired. \v 10 \w Everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H0369"\w* \w been|strong="H3605"\w* \w taken|strong="H0962"\w* \w from|strong="H2091"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w gone|strong="H0369"\w*, she \w has|strong="H0369"\w* \w nothing|strong="H0369"\w* \w more|strong="H0369"\w*: \w the|strong="H3605"\w* heart \w is|strong="H0369"\w* turned \w to|strong="H0369"\w* water, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* knees \w are|strong="H0369"\w* shaking, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H0369"\w* twisted \w in|strong="H3701"\w* pain, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* colour \w has|strong="H0369"\w* \w gone|strong="H0369"\w* \w from|strong="H2091"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* faces. \v 11 Where \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* lions' hole, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H3605"\w* where \w the|strong="H3605"\w* young lions got \w their|strong="H3605"\w* food, where \w the|strong="H3605"\w* lion \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* she-lion \w were|strong="H6440"\w* walking \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* young, without cause \w for|strong="H3605"\w* fear? \v 12 Food enough \w for|strong="H8033"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w young|strong="H3715"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w for|strong="H8033"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* she-lions \w was|strong="H0369"\w* pulled \w down|strong="H1980"\w* \w by|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w lion|strong="H0738"\w*; 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