## Chapter 1

1

God Is Awesome

The oracle 4853 of Nineveh 5210. The book 5612 of the vision 2377 of Nahum 5151 the Elkoshite 512.
2 ¶ A jealous 7072 and avenging 5358 God 410 is the LORD 3068; The LORD 3068 is avenging 5358 and wrathful. The LORD 3068 takes 5358 vengeance 5358 on His adversaries 6862, And He reserves 5201 wrath 2534 for His enemies 340.
3 The LORD 3068 is slow 750 to anger 639 and great 1419 in power 3581, And the LORD 3068 will by no 3808 means 5352 leave 5352 {the guilty} unpunished 5352. In whirlwind 5492 and storm 8183 is His way 1870, And clouds 6051 are the dust 80 beneath His feet 7272.
4 He rebukes 1605 the sea 3220 and makes 3001 it dry 3001; He dries 2717 up all 3605 the rivers 5104. Bashan 1316 and Carmel 3760 wither 535; The blossoms 6525 of Lebanon 3844 wither 535.
5 Mountains 2022 quake 7493 because 4480 of Him And the hills 1389 dissolve 4127; Indeed the earth 776 is upheaved 5375 by His presence 6440, The world 8398 and all 3605 the inhabitants 3427 in it.
6 Who 4310 can stand 5975 before 6440 His indignation 2195? Who 4310 can endure 6965 the burning 2740 of His anger 639? His wrath 2534 is poured 5413 out like fire 784 And the rocks 6697 are broken 5422 up by Him.
7 The LORD 3068 is good 2896, A stronghold 4581 in the day 3117 of trouble 6869, And He knows 3045 those who take 2620 refuge 2620 in Him.
8 But with an overflowing 5674 flood 7858 He will make 6213 a complete 3617 end 3617 of its site 4725, And will pursue 7291 His enemies 340 into darkness 2822.
9 ¶ Whatever 4100 you devise 2803 against 413 the LORD 3068, He will make 6213 a complete 3617 end 3617 of it. Distress 6869 will not rise 6965 up twice 6471.
10 Like 5704 tangled 5440 thorns 5518, And like those who are drunken 5433 with their drink 5435, They are consumed 398 As stubble 7179 completely 4392 withered 3002.
11 From you has gone 3318 forth 3318 One who plotted 2803 evil 7463 against 5921 the LORD 3068, A wicked 1100 counselor 3289.
12 Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "Though 518 they are at full 8003 {strength} and likewise 3651 many 7227, Even so 3651, they will be cut 1494 off 1494 and pass 5674 away 5674. Though I have afflicted 6031 you, I will afflict 6031 you no 3808 longer 5750.
13 "So now 6258, I will break 7665 his yoke 4132 bar 4132 from upon you, And I will tear 5423 off 5423 your shackles 4147."
14 ¶ The LORD 3068 has issued 6680 a command 6680 concerning 5921 you: "Your name 8034 will no 3808 longer 5750 be perpetuated 2232. I will cut 3772 off 3772 idol 6459 and image 4541 From the house 1004 of your gods 430. I will prepare 7760 your grave 6913, For you are contemptible 7043."
15 ¶ Behold 2009, on the mountains 2022 the feet 7272 of him who brings 1319 good news 1319, Who announces 8085 peace 7965! Celebrate 2287 your feasts 2282, O Judah 3063; Pay 7999 your vows 5088. For never again 3254 will the wicked 1100 one pass 5674 through you; He is cut 3772 off 3772 completely 3605.

## Chapter 2

1

The Overthrow of Nineveh

The one 4650 who 4650 scatters 4650 has come 5927 up against 5921 you. Man 5341 the fortress 4694, watch 6822 the road 1870; Strengthen 2388 your back 4975, summon 553 all 3966 {your} strength 3581.
2 For the LORD 3068 will restore 7725 the splendor 1347 of Jacob 3290 Like the splendor 1347 of Israel 3478, Even though 3588 devastators 1238 have devastated 1238 them And destroyed 7843 their vine 2156 branches 2156.
3 ¶ The shields 4043 of his mighty 1368 men 1368 are {colored} red 119, The warriors 376 are dressed 8529 in scarlet 8529, The chariots 7393 are {enveloped} in flashing 784 steel 6393 When 3117 he is prepared 3559 {to march,} And the cypress 1265 {spears} are brandished 7477.
4 The chariots 7393 race 1984 madly 1984 in the streets 2351, They rush 8264 wildly 8264 in the squares 7339, Their appearance 4758 is like torches 3940, They dash 7323 to and fro 7323 like lightning 1300 flashes 1300.
5 He remembers 2142 his nobles 117; They stumble 3782 in their march 1979, They hurry 4116 to her wall 2346, And the mantelet 5527 is set 3559 up.
6 The gates 8179 of the rivers 5104 are opened 6605 And the palace 1964 is dissolved 4127.
7 It is fixed 5324: She is stripped 1540, she is carried 5927 away 5927, And her handmaids 519 are moaning 5090 like the sound 6963 of doves 3123, Beating 8608 on their breasts 3824.
8 ¶ Though Nineveh 5210 {was} like a pool 1295 of water 4325 throughout 4480 her days 3117, Now they are fleeing 5127; "Stop 5975, stop 5975," But no 369 one 369 turns 6437 back 6437.
9 Plunder 962 the silver 3701! Plunder 962 the gold 2091! For there 369 is no 369 limit 7097 to the treasure 8499-- Wealth 3519 from every 3605 kind of desirable 2532 object 3627.
10 She is emptied 950! Yes, she is desolate 4003 and waste 1110! Hearts 3820 are melting 4549 and knees 1290 knocking 6375! Also anguish 2479 is in the whole 3605 body 4975 And all 3605 their faces 6440 are grown 6908 pale 6289!
11 Where 346 is the den 4583 of the lions 743 And the feeding 4829 place 4829 of the young 3715 lions 3715, Where the lion 743, lioness 3833 and lion's 743 cub 1482 prowled 1980, With nothing 369 to disturb 2729 {them?}
12 The lion 743 tore 2963 enough 1767 for his cubs 1484, Killed 2614 {enough} for his lionesses 3833, And filled 4390 his lairs 2356 with prey 2964 And his dens 4585 with torn 2966 flesh 2966.
13 ¶ "Behold 2009, I am against 413 you," declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635. "I will burn 1197 up her chariots 7393 in smoke 6227, a sword 2719 will devour 398 your young 3715 lions 3715; I will cut 3772 off 3772 your prey 2964 from the land 776, and no 3808 longer 5750 will the voice 6963 of your messengers 4397 be heard 8085."

## Chapter 3

1

Nineveh's Complete Ruin

Woe 1945 to the bloody 1818 city 5892, completely 3605 full 4392 of lies 3585 {and} pillage 6563; {Her} prey 2964 never 3808 departs 4185.
2 The noise 6963 of the whip 7752, The noise 6963 of the rattling 7494 of the wheel 212, Galloping 1725 horses 5483 And bounding 7540 chariots 4818!
3 Horsemen 6571 charging 5927, Swords 2719 flashing 3851, spears 2595 gleaming 1300, Many 7230 slain 2491, a mass 3514 of corpses 6297, And countless dead 1472 bodies 1472-- They stumble 3782 over the dead 1472 bodies 1472!
4 {All} because 4480 of the many 7230 harlotries 2183 of the harlot 2181, The charming one 2896, the mistress 1172 of sorceries 3785, Who sells 4376 nations 1471 by her harlotries 2183 And families 4940 by her sorceries 3785.
5 "Behold 2009, I am against 413 you," declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635; "And I will lift 1540 up your skirts 7757 over 5921 your face 6440, And show 7200 to the nations 1471 your nakedness 4626 And to the kingdoms 4467 your disgrace 7036.
6 "I will throw 7993 filth 8251 on you And make 5034 you vile 5034, And set 7760 you up as a spectacle 7210.
7 "And it will come 1961 about that all 3605 who see 7200 you Will shrink 5074 from you and say 559, 'Nineveh 5210 is devastated 7703! Who 4310 will grieve 5110 for her?' Where 370 will I seek 1245 comforters 5162 for you?"
8 ¶ Are you better 3190 than 4480 No-amon, Which was situated 3427 by the waters 4325 of the Nile 2975, With water 4325 surrounding 5439 her, Whose 834 rampart 2426 {was} the sea 3220, Whose wall 2346 {consisted} of the sea 3220?
9 Ethiopia 3568 was {her} might 6109, And Egypt 4714 too, without 369 limits 7097. Put 6316 and Lubim 3864 were among her helpers 5833.
10 Yet 1571 she became an exile 1473, She went 1980 into captivity 7628; Also 1571 her small children 5768 were dashed 7376 to pieces 7376 At the head 7218 of every 3605 street 2351; They cast 3032 lots 1486 for her honorable 3513 men, And all 3605 her great 1419 men 1419 were bound 7576 with fetters 2203.
11 You too 1571 will become 7937 drunk 7937, You will be hidden 5956. You too 1571 will search 1245 for a refuge 4581 from the enemy 340.
12 All 3605 your fortifications 4013 are fig 8384 trees 8384 with ripe 1061 fruit 1061-- When 518 shaken 5128, they fall 5307 into the eater's 398 mouth 6310.
13 Behold 2009, your people 5971 are women 802 in your midst 7130! The gates 8179 of your land 776 are opened 6605 wide 6605 to your enemies 340; Fire 784 consumes 398 your gate bars 1280.
14 Draw 7579 for yourself water 4325 for the siege 4692! Strengthen 2388 your fortifications 4013! Go 935 into the clay 2916 and tread 7429 the mortar 2563! Take 2388 hold 2388 of the brick 4404 mold 4404!
15 There 8033 fire 784 will consume 398 you, The sword 2719 will cut 3772 you down 3772; It will consume 398 you as the locust 3218 {does.} Multiply 3513 yourself like the creeping 3218 locust 3218, Multiply 3513 yourself like the swarming 697 locust 697.
16 You have increased 7235 your traders 7402 more 4480 than 4480 the stars 3556 of heaven 8064-- The creeping 3218 locust 3218 strips 6584 and flies 5774 away 5774.
17 Your guardsmen 4502 are like the swarming 697 locust 697. Your marshals 2951 are like hordes 1462 of grasshoppers 1462 Settling 2583 in the stone walls 1448 on a cold 7135 day 3117. The sun 8121 rises 2224 and they flee 5074, And the place 4725 where 335 they are is not known 3045.
18 Your shepherds 7462 are sleeping 5123, O king 4428 of Assyria 804; Your nobles 117 are lying 7931 down 7931. Your people 5971 are scattered 6335 on the mountains 2022 And there 369 is no 369 one 369 to regather 6908 {them.}
19 There 369 is no 369 relief 3545 for your breakdown 7667, Your wound 4347 is incurable 2470. All 3605 who hear 8085 about 8088 you Will clap 8628 {their} hands 3709 over 5921 you, For on whom 4310 has not your evil 7463 passed 5674 continually 8548?