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| Nahum 3:1 | Woe to thee, O city of blood, all full of lies and violence: rapine shall not depart from thee. | Wo [to] the city of blood, She is all with lies burglary full, Prey doth not depart. | Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. The prey doesn't depart. |
| Nahum 3:2 | The noise of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the neighing horse, and of the running chariot, and of the horsemen coming up, | The sound of a whip, And the sound of the rattling of a wheel, And of a prancing horse, and of a bounding chariot, Of a horseman mounting. | The noise of the whip, the noise of the rattling of wheels, prancing horses, and bounding chariots, |
| Nahum 3:3 | And of the shining sword, and of the glittering spear, and of a multitude slain, and of a grievous destruction: and there is no end of carcasses, and they shall fall down on their dead bodies. | And the flame of a sword, and the lightning of a spear, And the abundance of the wounded, And the weight of carcases, Yea, there is no end to the bodies, They stumble over their bodies. | the horseman mounting, and the flashing sword, the glittering spear, and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of corpses, and there is no end of the bodies. They stumble on their bodies, |
| Nahum 3:4 | Because of the multitude of the fornications of the harlot that was beautiful and agreeable, and that made use of witchcraft, that sold nations through her fornications, and families through her witchcrafts. | Because of the abundance of the fornications of an harlot, The goodness of the grace of the lady of witchcrafts, Who is selling nations by her fornications, And families by her witchcrafts. | because of the multitude of the prostitution of the alluring prostitute, the mistress of witchcraft, who sells nations through her prostitution, and families through her witchcraft. |
| Nahum 3:5 | Behold I come against thee, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will discover thy shame to thy face, and will shew thy nakedness to the nations, and thy shame to kingdoms. | Lo, I [am] against thee, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And have removed thy skirts before thy face, And have shewed nations thy nakedness, And kingdoms thy shame, | "Behold, I am against you," says Yahweh of Hosts, "and I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show the nations your nakedness, and the kingdoms your shame. |
| Nahum 3:6 | And I will cast abominations upon thee, and will disgrace thee, and will make an example of thee. | And I have cast upon thee abominations, And dishonoured thee, and made thee as a sight. | I will throw abominable filth on you, and make you vile, and will set you a spectacle. |
| Nahum 3:7 | And it shall come to pass that every one that shall see thee, shall flee from thee, and shall say: Ninive is laid waste: who shall bemoan thee? whence shall I seek a comforter for thee? | And it hath come to pass, Each of thy beholders fleeth from thee, And hath said: `Spoiled is Nineveh, Who doth bemoan for her?` Whence do I seek comforters for thee? | It will happen that all those who look at you will flee from you, and say, 'Nineveh is laid waste Who will mourn for her?' Where will I seek comforters for you?" |
| Nahum 3:8 | Art thou better than the populous Alexandria, that dwelleth among the rivers? waters are round about it: the sea is its riches, the waters are its walls. | Art thou better than No-Ammon, That is dwelling among brooks? Waters she hath round about her, Whose bulwark [is] the sea, waters her wall. | Are you better than No-amon, who was situated among the rivers, who had the waters around her; whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea? |
| Nahum 3:9 | Ethiopia and Egypt were the strength thereof, and there is no end: Africa and the Libyans were thy helpers. | Cush her might, and Egypt, and there is no end. Put and Lubim have been for thy help. | Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers. |
| Nahum 3:10 | Yet she also was removed and carried into captivity: her young children were dashed in pieces at the top of every street, and they cast lots upon her nobles, and all her great men were bound in fetters. | Even she doth become an exile, She hath gone into captivity, Even her sucklings are dashed to pieces At the top of all out-places, And for her honoured ones they cast a lot, And all her great ones have been bound in fetters. | Yet was she carried away. She went into captivity. Her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets, and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. |
| Nahum 3:11 | Therefore thou also shalt be made drunk, and shalt be despised: and thou shalt seek help from the enemy. | Even thou art drunken, thou art hidden, Even thou dost seek a strong place, because of an enemy. | You also will be drunken. You will be hidden. You also will seek a stronghold because of the enemy. |
| Nahum 3:12 | All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with their green figs: if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater. | All thy fortresses [are] fig-trees with first-fruits, If they are shaken, They have fallen into the mouth of the eater. | All your fortresses will be like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater. |
| Nahum 3:13 | Behold thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open to thy enemies, the fire shall devour thy bars. | Lo, thy people [are] women in thy midst, To thine enemies thoroughly opened Have been the gates of thy land, Consumed hath fire thy bars. | Behold, your people in the midst of you are women. The gates of your land are set wide open to your enemies. The fire has devoured your bars. |
| Nahum 3:14 | Draw thee water for the siege, build up thy bulwarks: go into the clay, and tread, work it and make brick. | Waters of a siege draw for thyself, Strengthen thy fortresses, Enter into mire, and tread on clay, Make strong a brick-kiln. | Draw water for the siege. Strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. Make the brick kiln strong. |
| Nahum 3:15 | There shall the fire devour thee: thou shalt perish by the sword, it shall devour thee like the bruchus: assemble together like the bruchus, make thyself many like the locust. | There consume thee doth a fire, Cut thee off doth a sword, It doth consume thee as a cankerworm! Make thyself heavy as the cankerworm, Make thyself heavy as the locust. | There the fire will devour you. The sword will cut you off. It will devour you like the grasshopper. Multiply like grasshoppers. Multiply like the locust. |
| Nahum 3:16 | Thou hast multiplied thy merchandises above the stars of heaven: the bruchus hath spread himself and flown away. | Multiply thy merchants above the stars of the heavens, The cankerworm hath stripped off, and doth flee away. | You have increased your merchants more than the stars of the skies. The grasshopper strips, and flees away. |
| Nahum 3:17 | Thy guards are like the locusts: and thy little ones like the locusts of locusts which swarm on the hedges in the day of cold: the sun arose, and they flew away, and their place was not known where they were. | Thy crowned ones [are] as a locust, And thy princes as great grasshoppers, That encamp in hedges in a day of cold, The sun hath risen, and it doth flee away, And not known is its place where they are. | Your guards are like the locusts, and your officials like the swarms of locusts, which settle on the walls on a cold day, but when the sun appears, they flee away, and their place is not known where they are. |
| Nahum 3:18 | Thy shepherds have slumbered, O king of Assyria, thy princes shall be buried: thy people are hid in the mountains, and there is none to gather them together. | Slumbered have thy friends, king of Asshur, Rest do thine honourable ones, Scattered have been thy people on the mountains, And there is none gathering. | Your shepherds slumber, king of Assyria. Your nobles lie down. Your people are scattered on the mountains, and there is no one to gather them. |
| Nahum 3:19 | Thy destruction is not hidden, thy wound is grievous: all that have heard the fame of thee, have clapped their hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually? | There is no weakening of thy destruction, Grievous [is] thy smiting, All hearing thy fame have clapped the hand at thee, For over whom did not thy wickedness pass continually? | There is no healing your wound, for your injury is fatal. All who hear the report of you clap their hands over you; for who hasn't felt your endless cruelty? |
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