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