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\BibleBook{The Book of Nahum}

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\BibleTitleTwo{The Book of }
\BibleMainTitle{Nahum }
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\chapterNumber{1}The|strong="H5612" burden|strong="H4853" of|strong="H5612" Nineveh|strong="H5210". The|strong="H5612" book|strong="H5612" of|strong="H5612" the|strong="H5612" vision|strong="H2377" of|strong="H5612" Nahum|strong="H5151" the|strong="H5612" Elkoshite|strong="H0512". 
\verseNumber{2}A|strong="H3068" jealous|strong="H7072" and|strong="H3068" avenging|strong="H5358" \BibleFootnote{* \BibleFootnoteAnchor{1.2 \+w }El|strong="H0410"\+w*}God|strong="H0410" is|strong="H3068" Jehovah|strong="H3068": an|strong="H3068" avenger|strong="H5358" is|strong="H3068" Jehovah|strong="H3068", and|strong="H3068" full of|strong="H3068" fury|strong="H2534": Jehovah|strong="H3068" taketh vengeance|strong="H5358" on|strong="H3068" his|strong="H3068" adversaries, and|strong="H3068" he|strong="H1931" reserveth [wrath|strong="H2534"] for|strong="H3068" his|strong="H3068" enemies|strong="H0341". 
\verseNumber{3}Jehovah|strong="H3068" is|strong="H3068" slow|strong="H0750" to|strong="H3068" anger|strong="H0639", and|strong="H3068" great|strong="H1419" in|strong="H3068" power|strong="H3581", and|strong="H3068" doth not|strong="H3808" at|strong="H3068" all|strong="H1419" clear|strong="H5352" [the|strong="H3068" guilty]: Jehovah|strong="H3068", — his|strong="H3068" way|strong="H1870" is|strong="H3068" in|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" whirlwind and|strong="H3068" in|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" storm|strong="H8183", and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" clouds|strong="H6051" are|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" dust|strong="H0080" of|strong="H3068" his|strong="H3068" feet|strong="H7272". 
\verseNumber{4}He|strong="H3605" rebuketh the|strong="H3605" sea|strong="H3220", and|strong="H3220" maketh it|strong="H3001" dry|strong="H3001", and|strong="H3220" drieth up|strong="H3001" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" rivers|strong="H5104": Bashan|strong="H1316" languisheth, and|strong="H3220" Carmel|strong="H3760", and|strong="H3220" the|strong="H3605" flower|strong="H6525" of|strong="H3605" Lebanon|strong="H3844" languisheth. 
\verseNumber{5}The|strong="H3605" mountains|strong="H2022" quake|strong="H7493" before|strong="H6440" him|strong="H6440", and|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3605" hills|strong="H1389" melt|strong="H4127", and|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3605" earth|strong="H0776" is|strong="H0776" upheaved|strong="H5375" at|strong="H3427" his|strong="H3605" presence|strong="H6440", and|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3605" world|strong="H8398", and|strong="H0776" all|strong="H3605" that|strong="H3605" dwell|strong="H3427" therein. 
\verseNumber{6}Who|strong="H4310" shall|strong="H4310" stand|strong="H5975" before|strong="H6440" his|strong="H6440" indignation|strong="H2195"? and|strong="H6965" who|strong="H4310" shall|strong="H4310" abide in|strong="H0784" the|strong="H6440" fierceness|strong="H2740" of|strong="H4480" his|strong="H6440" anger|strong="H0639"? His|strong="H6440" fury|strong="H2534" is|strong="H4310" poured|strong="H5413" out|strong="H4480" like|strong="H0639" fire|strong="H0784", and|strong="H6965" the|strong="H6440" rocks|strong="H6697" are|strong="H4310" broken|strong="H5422" asunder by|strong="H0784" him|strong="H6440". 
\verseNumber{7}Jehovah|strong="H3068" is|strong="H3068" good|strong="H2896", a|strong="H3068" stronghold|strong="H4581" in|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" day|strong="H3117" of|strong="H3068" trouble|strong="H6869"; and|strong="H3068" he|strong="H3117" knoweth them|strong="H3117" that|strong="H3045" trust in|strong="H3068" him|strong="H3045". 
\verseNumber{8}But|strong="H7291" with|strong="H2822" an overrunning flood|strong="H7858" he|strong="H6213" will|strong="H2822" make|strong="H6213" a|strong="H7291" full|strong="H3617" end|strong="H3617" of|strong="H4725" the|strong="H6213" place|strong="H4725" thereof, and|strong="H4725" darkness|strong="H2822" shall pursue|strong="H7291" his|strong="H7291" enemies|strong="H0341". 
\verseNumber{9}What|strong="H4100" do|strong="H6213" ye imagine against|strong="H0413" Jehovah|strong="H3068"? He|strong="H1931" will|strong="H3068" make|strong="H6213" a|strong="H3068" full|strong="H3617" end|strong="H3617": trouble|strong="H6869" shall|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" rise|strong="H6965" up|strong="H6965" the|strong="H0413" second time|strong="H6471". 
\verseNumber{10}Though|strong="H3588" they|strong="H3588" be|strong="H3588" tangled|strong="H5440" together [as|strong="H5704"] thorns, and|strong="H0398" be|strong="H3588" as|strong="H5704" drenched|strong="H4390" from|strong="H5704" their|strong="H3588" drink|strong="H5435", they|strong="H3588" shall be|strong="H3588" devoured|strong="H0398" as|strong="H5704" dry|strong="H3002" stubble|strong="H7179", completely. 
\verseNumber{11}Out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H3068" thee is|strong="H3068" gone|strong="H3318" forth|strong="H3318" one|strong="H4480" that|strong="H4480" imagineth evil|strong="H7451" against|strong="H5921" Jehovah|strong="H3068", a|strong="H4480" wicked|strong="H7451" counsellor. 
\verseNumber{12}Thus|strong="H3541" saith Jehovah|strong="H3068": Though|strong="H0518" they|strong="H0518" be|strong="H5750" complete|strong="H8003" in|strong="H3068" number, and|strong="H3068" many|strong="H7227" as|strong="H3068" they|strong="H0518" be|strong="H5750", even|strong="H5750" so|strong="H3651" shall|strong="H3068" they|strong="H0518" be|strong="H5750" cut|strong="H1494" down, and|strong="H3068" he|strong="H0518" shall|strong="H3068" pass|strong="H5674" away|strong="H5750"; and|strong="H3068" though|strong="H0518" I|strong="H0518" have|strong="H3068" afflicted|strong="H3541" thee, I|strong="H0518" will|strong="H3068" afflict|strong="H6031" thee no|strong="H3808" more|strong="H5750". 
\verseNumber{13}And|strong="H7665" now|strong="H6258" will I|strong="H6258" break|strong="H7665" his|strong="H5921" yoke|strong="H4132" from|strong="H5921" off|strong="H5921" thee, and|strong="H7665" will burst|strong="H5423" thy bonds|strong="H4147" asunder. 
\verseNumber{14}And|strong="H3068" Jehovah|strong="H3068" hath given|strong="H6680" commandment|strong="H6680" concerning|strong="H5921" thee, that|strong="H3588" no|strong="H3808" more|strong="H5750" of|strong="H1004" thy name|strong="H8034" be|strong="H5750" sown|strong="H2232": out|strong="H5921" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H5921" house|strong="H1004" of|strong="H1004" thy \BibleFootnote{° \BibleFootnoteAnchor{1.14 \+w }Elohim|strong="H0430"\+w*}god|strong="H0430" will|strong="H3068" I|strong="H3588" cut|strong="H3772" off|strong="H3772" the|strong="H5921" graven|strong="H6459" image|strong="H6459", and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H5921" molten image|strong="H6459": I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" prepare|strong="H7760" thy grave|strong="H6913"; for|strong="H3588" thou art vile. 
\verseNumber{15}Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth glad tidings, that publisheth peace! Celebrate thy feasts, Judah, perform thy vows: for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off. 
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\chapterNumber{2}He|strong="H3588" that|strong="H3588" dasheth in|strong="H5921" pieces is|strong="H2009" come up|strong="H5921" against|strong="H5921" thy face: keep|strong="H3254" the|strong="H3605" fortress, watch|strong="H2009" the|strong="H3605" way|strong="H3605", make|strong="H3772" [thy] loins strong, fortify [thy] power mightily. 
\verseNumber{2}For|strong="H5921" Jehovah hath brought|strong="H5927" again|strong="H6440" the|strong="H6440" glory of|strong="H1870" Jacob, as|strong="H5927" the|strong="H6440" glory of|strong="H1870" Israel; for|strong="H5921" the|strong="H6440" wasters have|strong="H5921" wasted them|strong="H5921", and|strong="H6440" marred their|strong="H5921" vine-branches. 
\verseNumber{3}The|strong="H0853" shield of|strong="H3068" his|strong="H3068" mighty men|strong="H3478" is|strong="H3068" made|strong="H7725" red, the|strong="H0853" valiant men|strong="H3478" are|strong="H3478" in|strong="H3068" scarlet: the|strong="H0853" chariots [glitter] with|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" sheen of|strong="H3068" steel, in|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" day of|strong="H3068" his|strong="H3068" preparation, and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" spears are|strong="H3478" brandished. 
\verseNumber{4}The|strong="H3117" chariots|strong="H7393" rush madly in|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" streets, they|strong="H3117" justle one|strong="H0376" against|strong="H0376" another|strong="H0376" in|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" broad ways: the|strong="H3117" appearance of|strong="H0376" them|strong="H3117" is|strong="H0376" like|strong="H0376" torches, they|strong="H3117" run like|strong="H0376" lightnings. 
\verseNumber{5}He|strong="H2351" bethinketh him|strong="H2351" of|strong="H7393" his|strong="H7323" nobles: they|strong="H7323" stumble in|strong="H7393" their march; they|strong="H7323" make haste to|strong="H7323" the|strong="H1984" wall thereof, and|strong="H7393" the|strong="H1984" shelter is|strong="H4758" prepared. 
\verseNumber{6}The|strong="H2142" gates of|strong="H2346" the|strong="H2142" rivers are|strong="H2346" opened, and|strong="H4116" the|strong="H2142" palace melteth away. 
\verseNumber{7}And|strong="H8179" it|strong="H4127" is|strong="H5104" decreed: she shall|strong="H8179" be uncovered, she shall|strong="H8179" be led away|strong="H4127", and|strong="H8179" her|strong="H8179" maids shall|strong="H8179" moan as|strong="H8179" with the|strong="H8179" voice of|strong="H8179" doves, drumming upon their breasts. 
\verseNumber{8}Nineveh|strong="H5324" hath been|strong="H5927" like|strong="H5927" a|strong="H5921" pool of|strong="H6963" water, since|strong="H5927" the|strong="H5921" day she existed, yet|strong="H5921" they|strong="H5921" flee away|strong="H1540". ...Stand|strong="H5324"! Stand|strong="H5324"! But|strong="H5921" none looketh back|strong="H5927". 
\verseNumber{9}Plunder the|strong="H3117" silver, plunder the|strong="H3117" gold; for|strong="H4325" there|strong="H0369" is|strong="H0369" no|strong="H0369" end of|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" splendid store of|strong="H3117" all|strong="H3117" precious vessels. 
\verseNumber{10}She is|strong="H0369" empty, and|strong="H3701" void, and|strong="H3701" waste; and|strong="H3701" the|strong="H3605" heart melteth, and|strong="H3701" the|strong="H3605" knees smite together, and|strong="H3701" writhing pain is|strong="H0369" in|strong="H3701" all|strong="H3605" loins, and|strong="H3701" all|strong="H3605" their|strong="H3605" faces grow pale. 
\verseNumber{11}Where is|strong="H3820" [now] the|strong="H3605" den of|strong="H6440" the|strong="H3605" lions, and|strong="H6440" the|strong="H3605" feeding-place of|strong="H6440" the|strong="H3605" young lions, where the|strong="H3605" lion, the|strong="H3605" lioness, [and|strong="H6440"] the|strong="H3605" lion's whelp walked, and|strong="H6440" none|strong="H3605" made|strong="H3605" them|strong="H6440" afraid? 
\verseNumber{12}The|strong="H0834" lion|strong="H0738" tore in|strong="H1980" pieces enough for|strong="H8033" his|strong="H0834" whelps, and|strong="H1980" strangled for|strong="H8033" his|strong="H0834" lionesses, and|strong="H1980" filled his|strong="H0834" holes with|strong="H1980" prey, and|strong="H1980" his|strong="H0834" dens with|strong="H1980" ravin. 
\verseNumber{13}Behold, I|strong="H1767" am against thee, saith Jehovah of|strong="H4390" hosts: and|strong="H0738" I|strong="H1767" will burn her|strong="H4390" chariots into smoke; and|strong="H0738" the|strong="H4390" sword shall devour thy young lions|strong="H0738", and|strong="H0738" I|strong="H1767" will cut off thy prey|strong="H2964" from|strong="H4390" the|strong="H4390" earth; and|strong="H0738" the|strong="H4390" voice of|strong="H4390" thy messengers|strong="H4390" shall no more be heard. 
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\chapterNumber{3}Woe|strong="H1945" to|strong="H1945" the|strong="H3605" bloody|strong="H1818" city|strong="H5892"! It|strong="H3808" is|strong="H3605" all|strong="H3605" full|strong="H3605" of|strong="H3605" lies|strong="H3585" [and|strong="H1818"] violence; the|strong="H3605" prey|strong="H2964" departeth not|strong="H3808". 
\verseNumber{2}The|strong="H6963" crack of|strong="H6963" the|strong="H6963" whip|strong="H7752", and|strong="H6963" the|strong="H6963" noise|strong="H6963" of|strong="H6963" the|strong="H6963" rattling|strong="H7494" of|strong="H6963" the|strong="H6963" wheels|strong="H0212", and|strong="H6963" of|strong="H6963" the|strong="H6963" prancing horses|strong="H5483", and|strong="H6963" of|strong="H6963" the|strong="H6963" bounding|strong="H7540" chariots|strong="H4818"! 
\verseNumber{3}The|strong="H5927" horseman springing up|strong="H5927", and|strong="H2719" the|strong="H5927" glitter of|strong="H7230" the|strong="H5927" sword|strong="H2719", and|strong="H2719" the|strong="H5927" flash|strong="H1300" of|strong="H7230" the|strong="H5927" spear|strong="H2595", and|strong="H2719" a|strong="H5927" multitude|strong="H7230" of|strong="H7230" slain|strong="H2491", and|strong="H2719" a|strong="H5927" mass|strong="H7230" of|strong="H7230" carcases, and|strong="H2719" no|strong="H0369" end|strong="H7097" of|strong="H7230" corpses|strong="H6297": they|strong="H0369" stumble|strong="H3782" over|strong="H3782" their|strong="H0369" corpses|strong="H6297". 
\verseNumber{4}— Because|strong="H7230" of|strong="H4940" the|strong="H2181" multitude|strong="H7230" of|strong="H4940" the|strong="H2181" fornications of|strong="H4940" the|strong="H2181" well-favoured harlot|strong="H2181", mistress|strong="H1172" of|strong="H4940" sorceries|strong="H3785", that|strong="H1471" selleth nations|strong="H1471" through her fornications, and|strong="H1471" families|strong="H4940" through her sorceries|strong="H3785", 
\verseNumber{5}behold|strong="H2005", I|strong="H2005" am|strong="H3068" against|strong="H5921" thee, saith Jehovah|strong="H3068" of|strong="H3068" hosts|strong="H6635"; and|strong="H3068" I|strong="H2005" will|strong="H3068" uncover|strong="H1540" thy skirts|strong="H7757" upon|strong="H5921" thy face|strong="H6440", and|strong="H3068" I|strong="H2005" will|strong="H3068" shew the|strong="H6440" nations|strong="H1471" thy nakedness|strong="H4626", and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H6440" kingdoms|strong="H4467" thy shame|strong="H7036". 
\verseNumber{6}And|strong="H8251" I|strong="H7760" will cast|strong="H7993" abominable|strong="H8251" filth|strong="H8251" upon|strong="H5921" thee, and|strong="H8251" make|strong="H7760" thee vile, and|strong="H8251" will set|strong="H7760" thee as|strong="H7760" a|strong="H7760" gazing stock. 
\verseNumber{7}And|strong="H7200" it|strong="H7200" shall|strong="H4310" come|strong="H1961" to|strong="H0559" pass|strong="H1961", [that|strong="H3605"] all|strong="H3605" they|strong="H0559" that|strong="H3605" see|strong="H7200" thee shall|strong="H4310" flee|strong="H5074" from|strong="H4480" thee, and|strong="H7200" shall|strong="H4310" say|strong="H0559", Nineveh|strong="H5210" is|strong="H4310" laid waste|strong="H7703"! Who|strong="H4310" will|strong="H4310" bemoan her|strong="H3605"? whence shall|strong="H4310" I|strong="H7200" seek|strong="H1245" comforters|strong="H5162" for|strong="H3605" thee? 
\verseNumber{8}Art thou better|strong="H3190" than No-Amon, that|strong="H0834" was|strong="H0834" situate among|strong="H3427" the|strong="H0834" rivers|strong="H2975", [that|strong="H0834" had|strong="H0834"] the|strong="H0834" waters|strong="H4325" round|strong="H5439" about|strong="H5439" her|strong="H5439", whose|strong="H0834" rampart|strong="H2426" was|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0834" sea|strong="H3220", [and|strong="H4325"] of|strong="H3427" the|strong="H0834" sea|strong="H3220" was|strong="H0834" her|strong="H5439" wall|strong="H2346"? 
\verseNumber{9}Ethiopia|strong="H3568" was|strong="H0369" her|strong="H1961" strength, and|strong="H4714" Egypt|strong="H4714", and|strong="H4714" it|strong="H1961" was|strong="H0369" infinite; Phut and|strong="H4714" the|strong="H1961" Libyans|strong="H3864" were|strong="H1961" her|strong="H1961" helpers|strong="H5833". 
\verseNumber{10}She|strong="H1931" too|strong="H1571" was|strong="H1931" carried|strong="H1980" away|strong="H1980", she|strong="H1931" went|strong="H1980" into|strong="H1980" captivity|strong="H7628": her|strong="H3605" infants|strong="H5768" also|strong="H1571" were|strong="H1571" dashed|strong="H7376" in|strong="H5921" pieces|strong="H7376", at|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" top|strong="H7218" of|strong="H7218" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" streets|strong="H2351"; and|strong="H1980" they|strong="H5921" cast|strong="H3032" lots|strong="H1486" for|strong="H5921" her|strong="H3605" honourable men|strong="H7218", and|strong="H1980" all|strong="H3605" her|strong="H3605" great|strong="H1419" men|strong="H7218" were|strong="H1571" bound|strong="H7576" with|strong="H1980" chains. 
\verseNumber{11}Thou also|strong="H1571" shalt be|strong="H1961" drunken: thou shalt be|strong="H1961" hid; thou also|strong="H1571" shalt seek|strong="H1245" a|strong="H1961" refuge|strong="H4581" from|strong="H1961" the|strong="H1961" enemy|strong="H0341". 
\verseNumber{12}All|strong="H3605" thy strongholds|strong="H4013" are|strong="H6310" [like|strong="H5973"] fig-trees with|strong="H5973" the|strong="H3605" first-ripe figs|strong="H8384": if|strong="H0518" they|strong="H0518" be|strong="H3605" shaken|strong="H5128", they|strong="H0518" even|strong="H0518" fall|strong="H5307" into|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" mouth|strong="H6310" of|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" eater|strong="H0398". 
\verseNumber{13}Behold|strong="H2009", thy people|strong="H5971" in|strong="H0776" the|strong="H0398" midst|strong="H7130" of|strong="H0776" thee are|strong="H0776" [as|strong="H0776"] women|strong="H0802": the|strong="H0398" gates|strong="H8179" of|strong="H0776" thy land|strong="H0776" are|strong="H0776" set wide open|strong="H6605" unto thine enemies|strong="H0341"; the|strong="H0398" fire|strong="H0784" devoureth thy bars|strong="H1280". 
\verseNumber{14}Draw|strong="H7579" thee water|strong="H4325" for|strong="H4325" the|strong="H0935" siege|strong="H4692", strengthen|strong="H2388" thy fortresses|strong="H4013"; go|strong="H0935" into|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0935" clay|strong="H2916", and|strong="H0935" tread|strong="H7429" the|strong="H0935" mortar, make|strong="H2388" strong|strong="H2388" the|strong="H0935" brick-kiln. 
\verseNumber{15}There|strong="H8033" shall|strong="H3772" the|strong="H0398" fire|strong="H0784" devour|strong="H0398" thee; the|strong="H0398" sword|strong="H2719" shall|strong="H3772" cut|strong="H3772" thee off|strong="H3772"; it|strong="H0398" shall|strong="H3772" devour|strong="H0398" thee like|strong="H8033" the|strong="H0398" cankerworm. Make|strong="H3772" thyself many as|strong="H0398" the|strong="H0398" cankerworm, make|strong="H3772" thyself many as|strong="H0398" the|strong="H0398" locust|strong="H0697". 
\verseNumber{16}Thou hast multiplied|strong="H7235" thy merchants|strong="H7402" more|strong="H7235" than|strong="H7235" the|strong="H6584" stars|strong="H3556" of|strong="H3556" the|strong="H6584" heavens|strong="H8064"; the|strong="H6584" cankerworm spreadeth himself out and|strong="H8064" flieth away. 
\verseNumber{17}Thy chosen|strong="H3045" men are|strong="H3117" as|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" locusts|strong="H0697", and|strong="H3117" thy captains as|strong="H3117" swarms of|strong="H3117" grasshoppers|strong="H1462", which camp|strong="H2583" in|strong="H2583" the|strong="H3117" hedges in|strong="H2583" the|strong="H3117" cold|strong="H7135" day|strong="H3117": when|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" sun|strong="H8121" ariseth they|strong="H3117" flee|strong="H5074" away|strong="H5074", and|strong="H3117" their|strong="H3808" place|strong="H4725" is|strong="H3117" not|strong="H3808" known|strong="H3045" where|strong="H0335" they|strong="H3117" are|strong="H3117". 
\verseNumber{18}Thy shepherds|strong="H7462" slumber|strong="H5123", O king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Assyria|strong="H0804"; thy nobles|strong="H0117" lie|strong="H7931" still; thy people|strong="H5971" are|strong="H0369" scattered upon|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" mountains|strong="H2022", and|strong="H4428" no|strong="H0369" man|strong="H0369" gathereth them|strong="H5921". 
\verseNumber{19}There|strong="H0369" is|strong="H0369" no|strong="H3808" healing of|strong="H5921" thy breach; thy wound|strong="H4347" is|strong="H0369" grievous; all|strong="H3605" that|strong="H3588" hear|strong="H8085" the|strong="H3605" report|strong="H8088" of|strong="H5921" thee clap|strong="H8628" the|strong="H3605" hands|strong="H3709" over|strong="H5921" thee; for|strong="H3588" upon|strong="H5921" whom|strong="H4310" hath not|strong="H3808" thy wickedness|strong="H7451" passed|strong="H5674" continually|strong="H8548"? 
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