<h3>Woe to Nineveh</h3>3 <poetry>Woe to the city of blood, <indent>full of lies, </indent> full of plunder, <indent>never without victims!</indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry>The crack of whips, <indent>the clatter of wheels,</indent> galloping horses <indent>and jolting chariots!</indent> </poetry> 3 <poetry>Charging cavalry, <indent>flashing swords</indent> <indent>and glittering spears!</indent> Many casualties, <indent>piles of dead,</indent> bodies without number, <indent>people stumbling over the corpses —</indent> </poetry> 4 <poetry>all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute, <indent>alluring, the mistress of sorceries, </indent> who enslaved nations by her prostitution <indent>and peoples by her witchcraft.</indent><poetry></poetry> 5 <poetry>“I am against you,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty. <indent>“I will lift your skirts over your face.</indent> I will show the nations your nakedness <indent>and the kingdoms your shame.</indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>I will pelt you with filth, <indent>I will treat you with contempt </indent> <indent>and make you a spectacle. </indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry>All who see you will flee from you and say, <indent>‘Nineveh is in ruins —who will mourn for her?’ </indent> <indent>Where can I find anyone to comfort you?”</indent><poetry></poetry> 8 <poetry>Are you better than Thebes, <indent>situated on the Nile, </indent> <indent>with water around her?</indent> The river was her defense, <indent>the waters her wall.</indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry>Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; <indent>Put and Libya were among her allies.</indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry>Yet she was taken captive <indent>and went into exile.</indent> Her infants were dashed to pieces <indent>at every street corner.</indent> Lots were cast for her nobles, <indent>and all her great men were put in chains. </indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>You too will become drunk; <indent>you will go into hiding </indent> <indent>and seek refuge from the enemy.</indent><poetry></poetry> 12 <poetry>All your fortresses are like fig trees <indent>with their first ripe fruit; </indent> when they are shaken, <indent>the figs fall into the mouth of the eater.</indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>Look at your troops— <indent>they are all weaklings. </indent> The gates of your land <indent>are wide open to your enemies;</indent> <indent>fire has consumed the bars of your gates. </indent><poetry></poetry> 14 <poetry>Draw water for the siege, <indent>strengthen your defenses! </indent> Work the clay, <indent>tread the mortar,</indent> <indent>repair the brickwork!</indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry>There the fire will consume you; <indent>the sword will cut you down—</indent> <indent>they will devour you like a swarm of locusts.</indent> Multiply like grasshoppers, <indent>multiply like locusts! </indent> </poetry> 16 <poetry>You have increased the number of your merchants <indent>till they are more numerous than the stars in the sky,</indent> but like locusts they strip the land <indent>and then fly away.</indent> </poetry> 17 <poetry>Your guards are like locusts, <indent>your officials like swarms of locusts</indent> <indent>that settle in the walls on a cold day—</indent> but when the sun appears they fly away, <indent>and no one knows where.</indent><poetry></poetry> 18 <poetry>King of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; <indent>your nobles lie down to rest. </indent> Your people are scattered on the mountains <indent>with no one to gather them.</indent> </poetry> 19 <poetry>Nothing can heal you; <indent>your wound is fatal.</indent> All who hear the news about you <indent>clap their hands at your fall,</indent> for who has not felt <indent>your endless cruelty? </indent></poetry>

Nahum 3:1

Woe to the city of blood,<cr>1</cr> <indent>full of lies,<cr>2</cr> </indent> full of plunder, <indent>never without victims!</indent>

The crack of whips, <indent>the clatter of wheels,</indent> galloping horses <indent>and jolting chariots!</indent>

Nahum 3:2

Charging cavalry, <indent>flashing swords</indent> <indent>and glittering spears!</indent> Many casualties, <indent>piles of dead,</indent> bodies without number, <indent>people stumbling over the corpses<cr>1</cr> —</indent>

Nahum 3:3

all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute, <indent>alluring, the mistress of sorceries,<cr>1</cr> </indent> who enslaved nations by her prostitution<cr>2</cr> <indent>and peoples by her witchcraft.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Nahum 3:4

“I am against<cr>1</cr> you,” declares the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty. <indent>“I will lift your skirts<cr>2</cr> over your face.</indent> I will show the nations your nakedness<cr>3</cr> <indent>and the kingdoms your shame.</indent>

Nahum 3:5

I will pelt you with filth,<cr>1</cr> <indent>I will treat you with contempt<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>and make you a spectacle.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Nahum 3:6

All who see you will flee<cr>1</cr> from you and say, <indent>‘Nineveh<cr>2</cr> is in ruins<cr>3</cr> —who will mourn for her?’<cr>4</cr> </indent> <indent>Where can I find anyone to comfort<cr>5</cr> you?”</indent><pb/><poetry>

Nahum 3:7

Are you better than<cr>1</cr> Thebes,<cr>2</cr> <indent>situated on the Nile,<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>with water around her?</indent> The river was her defense, <indent>the waters her wall.</indent>

Nahum 3:8

Cush<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> and Egypt were her boundless strength; <indent>Put<cr>2</cr> and Libya<cr>3</cr> were among her allies.</indent>

Nahum 3:9

Yet she was taken captive<cr>1</cr> <indent>and went into exile.</indent> Her infants were dashed<cr>2</cr> to pieces <indent>at every street corner.</indent> Lots<cr>3</cr> were cast for her nobles, <indent>and all her great men were put in chains.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Nahum 3:10

You too will become drunk;<cr>1</cr> <indent>you will go into hiding<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>and seek refuge from the enemy.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Nahum 3:11

All your fortresses are like fig trees <indent>with their first ripe fruit;<cr>1</cr> </indent> when they are shaken, <indent>the figs<cr>2</cr> fall into the mouth of the eater.</indent>

Nahum 3:12

Look at your troops— <indent>they are all weaklings.<cr>1</cr> </indent> The gates<cr>2</cr> of your land <indent>are wide open to your enemies;</indent> <indent>fire has consumed the bars of your gates.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Nahum 3:13

Draw water for the siege,<cr>1</cr> <indent>strengthen your defenses!<cr>2</cr> </indent> Work the clay, <indent>tread the mortar,</indent> <indent>repair the brickwork!</indent>

Nahum 3:14

There the fire<cr>1</cr> will consume you; <indent>the sword<cr>2</cr> will cut you down—</indent> <indent>they will devour you like a swarm of locusts.</indent> Multiply like grasshoppers, <indent>multiply like locusts!<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Nahum 3:15

You have increased the number of your merchants <indent>till they are more numerous than the stars in the sky,</indent> but like locusts<cr>1</cr> they strip the land <indent>and then fly away.</indent>

Nahum 3:16

Your guards are like locusts,<cr>1</cr> <indent>your officials like swarms of locusts</indent> <indent>that settle in the walls on a cold day—</indent> but when the sun appears they fly away, <indent>and no one knows where.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Nahum 3:17

King of Assyria, your shepherds<ft>1</ft> slumber;<cr>1</cr> <indent>your nobles lie down to rest.<cr>2</cr> </indent> Your people are scattered<cr>3</cr> on the mountains <indent>with no one to gather them.</indent>

Nahum 3:18

Nothing can heal you;<cr>1</cr> <indent>your wound is fatal.</indent> All who hear the news about you <indent>clap their hands<cr>2</cr> at your fall,</indent> for who has not felt <indent>your endless cruelty?<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Nahum 3:19

 1 Woe to the city of blood,   full of lies,   full of plunder, never without victims!  2 The crack of whips, the clatter of wheels, galloping horses and jolting chariots!  3 Charging cavalry, flashing swords and glittering spears! Many casualties, piles of dead, bodies without number, people stumbling over the corpses  —  4 all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute, alluring, the mistress of sorceries,   who enslaved nations by her prostitution   and peoples by her witchcraft.  5 “I am against   you,” declares the Lord Almighty. “I will lift your skirts   over your face. I will show the nations your nakedness   and the kingdoms your shame.  6 I will pelt you with filth,   I will treat you with contempt   and make you a spectacle.    7 All who see you will flee   from you and say, ‘Nineveh   is in ruins  —who will mourn for her?’   Where can I find anyone to comfort   you?”  8 Are you better than   Thebes,   situated on the Nile,   with water around her? The river was her defense, the waters her wall.  9 Cush    and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put   and Libya   were among her allies.  10 Yet she was taken captive   and went into exile. Her infants were dashed   to pieces at every street corner. Lots   were cast for her nobles, and all her great men were put in chains.    11 You too will become drunk;   you will go into hiding   and seek refuge from the enemy.  12 All your fortresses are like fig trees with their first ripe fruit;   when they are shaken, the figs   fall into the mouth of the eater.  13 Look at your troops— they are all weaklings.   The gates   of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire has consumed the bars of your gates.    14 Draw water for the siege,   strengthen your defenses!   Work the clay, tread the mortar, repair the brickwork!  15 There the fire   will consume you; the sword   will cut you down— they will devour you like a swarm of locusts. Multiply like grasshoppers, multiply like locusts!    16 You have increased the number of your merchants till they are more numerous than the stars in the sky, but like locusts   they strip the land and then fly away.  17 Your guards are like locusts,   your officials like swarms of locusts that settle in the walls on a cold day— but when the sun appears they fly away, and no one knows where.  18 King of Assyria, your shepherds  slumber;   your nobles lie down to rest.   Your people are scattered   on the mountains with no one to gather them.  19 Nothing can heal you;   your wound is fatal. All who hear the news about you clap their hands   at your fall, for who has not felt your endless cruelty?  

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