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\v 1 This \w book|strong="H5612"\w* \w is|strong="H5210"\w* \w the|strong="H5612"\w* \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* \w of|strong="H5612"\w* \w Nahum|strong="H5151"\w* from Elkosh. This \w is|strong="H5210"\w* \w the|strong="H5612"\w* sad \w message|strong="H4853"\w* about \w the|strong="H5612"\w* city \w of|strong="H5612"\w* \w Nineveh|strong="H5210"\w*.\f + \fr 1:1  \fk Nineveh \ft The capital city of the country of Assyria. Assyria destroyed Israel in 722–721 B.C.\f* 
\s1 \w The|strong="H5612"\w* Lord \w Is|strong="H5210"\w* Angry at \w Nineveh|strong="H5210"\w* 
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\v 2 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w jealous|strong="H7072"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* punishes \w the|strong="H3068"\w* guilty, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* very \w angry|strong="H2534"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* punishes \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* stays \w angry|strong="H2534"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H1931"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w patient|strong="H0750"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H1419"\w* powerful! 
\q1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* punish \w the|strong="H3068"\w* guilty; 
\q2 \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H1870"\w* \w go|strong="H5352"\w* \w free|strong="H5352"\w*. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* use whirlwinds \w and|strong="H3068"\w* storms \w to|strong="H3068"\w* show \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w power|strong="H3581"\w*. 
\q2 \w People|strong="H3808"\w* \w walk|strong="H1870"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* dusty \w ground|strong="H0639"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* walks \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w clouds|strong="H6051"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3220"\w* speak harshly \w to|strong="H3220"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*, \w and|strong="H3220"\w* \w it|strong="H3001"\w* \w will|strong="H3220"\w* \w become|strong="H3001"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H3220"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rivers|strong="H5104"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* rich \w lands|strong="H2717"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* \w and|strong="H3220"\w* \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w* \w become|strong="H3001"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w and|strong="H3220"\w* dead. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w flowers|strong="H6525"\w* \w in|strong="H3220"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* fade \w away|strong="H3605"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Lord \w will|strong="H0776"\w* come, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w melt|strong="H4127"\w* \w away|strong="H5375"\w*. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H4480"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* come, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w* \w with|strong="H0776"\w* fear. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w it|strong="H5375"\w* 
\q2 \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w* \w with|strong="H0776"\w* fear. 
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\v 6 \w No|strong="H4480"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w against|strong="H4480"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* great \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H4480"\w* \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w endure|strong="H5975"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* terrible \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*. 
\q1 \w His|strong="H6440"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* burn \w like|strong="H0639"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w rocks|strong="H6697"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* shatter \w when|strong="H4480"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w comes|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* safe place \w to|strong="H3068"\w* go \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w times|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w trouble|strong="H6869"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w takes|strong="H2620"\w* care \w of|strong="H3068"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* trust \w him|strong="H3045"\w*. 
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\v 8 \w But|strong="H7291"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H4725"\w* \w completely|strong="H3617"\w* \w destroy|strong="H6213"\w* \w his|strong="H7291"\w* \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H4725"\w* wash \w them|strong="H7291"\w* \w away|strong="H3617"\w* like \w a|strong="H7291"\w* \w flood|strong="H7858"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4725"\w* \w chase|strong="H7291"\w* \w them|strong="H7291"\w* into \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w making|strong="H6213"\w* \w plans|strong="H2803"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*? 
\q2 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* bring \w complete|strong="H3617"\w* \w destruction|strong="H3617"\w*, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* cause \w trouble|strong="H6869"\w* \w again|strong="H6965"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H3588"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* completely 
\q2 \w like|strong="H5704"\w* thornbushes burning under \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w pot|strong="H5518"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w be|strong="H3588"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* 
\q2 \w like|strong="H5704"\w* \w dry|strong="H3002"\w* weeds \w that|strong="H3588"\w* burn quickly. 
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\v 11 Someone \w from|strong="H4480"\w* Nineveh \w is|strong="H3068"\w* making \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w plans|strong="H2803"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
\q2 \w That|strong="H4480"\w* advisor \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H4480"\w* \w worthless|strong="H1100"\w* troublemaker. 
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\v 12 \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*: 
\q1 “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Assyria \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w full|strong="H8003"\w* strength. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5750"\w*, \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w cut|strong="H1494"\w* down. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H5750"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* finished. 
\q1 \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w*, \w I|strong="H0518"\w* made \w you|strong="H0518"\w* suffer, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* make \w you|strong="H0518"\w* suffer \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* will set \w you|strong="H5921"\w* free \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* power \w of|strong="H5921"\w* Assyria. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H6258"\w* will take \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w yoke|strong="H4132"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* neck 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7665"\w* \w tear|strong="H5423"\w* \w away|strong="H5423"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w chains|strong="H4147"\w* holding \w you|strong="H5921"\w*.” 
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\v 14 \w King|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Assyria, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*: 
\q2 “\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* descendants \w to|strong="H5921"\w* wear \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3772"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w carved|strong="H6459"\w* \w idols|strong="H6459"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w metal|strong="H4541"\w* statues \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* preparing \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w grave|strong="H6913"\w*, 
\q2 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* end \w is|strong="H3068"\w* coming \w soon|strong="H3588"\w*!\f + \fr 1:14  \fk because your end is coming soon \ft Or “you are not important” or “you are so hated.”\f*” 
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\v 15 Judah, look! 
\q2 There, coming over the mountains, is a messenger bringing good news! 
\q2 He says there is peace. 
\q1 Judah, celebrate your special festivals 
\q2 and do what you promised. 
\q1 Those worthless troublemakers will not come through and attack you again. 
\q2 They have all been destroyed. 
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\c  2  
\s1 Nineveh Will Be Destroyed 
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\v 1 \w An|strong="H3588"\w* enemy \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w coming|strong="H2009"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* attack \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, 
\q2 \w so|strong="H3808"\w* guard \w the|strong="H3605"\w* strong \w places|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* city. 
\q2 \w Watch|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* road. 
\q1 Get ready \w for|strong="H3588"\w* war. 
\q2 Prepare \w for|strong="H3588"\w* battle! 
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\v 2 Yes, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* LORD changed Jacob’s pride. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w made|strong="H2388"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w like|strong="H1870"\w* Israel’s pride. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* enemy destroyed \w them|strong="H5921"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6440"\w* ruined \w their|strong="H5921"\w* grapevines. 
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\v 3 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* shields \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* soldiers \w are|strong="H3478"\w* red. 
\q2 \w Their|strong="H3068"\w* uniforms \w are|strong="H3478"\w* bright red. 
\q1 \w Their|strong="H3068"\w* chariots \w are|strong="H3478"\w* shining \w like|strong="H3478"\w* flames \w of|strong="H3068"\w* fire 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* lined \w up|strong="H0853"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* battle. 
\q2 \w Their|strong="H3068"\w* horses \w are|strong="H3478"\w* ready \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w go|strong="H7725"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w The|strong="H3117"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* race wildly through \w the|strong="H3117"\w* streets 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* rush back \w and|strong="H3117"\w* forth through \w the|strong="H3117"\w* square. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H3117"\w* look \w like|strong="H0376"\w* \w burning|strong="H0784"\w* torches, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H0376"\w* lightning \w flashing|strong="H0784"\w* \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w place|strong="H3559"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* \w place|strong="H3559"\w*! 
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H1984"\w* enemy calls \w for|strong="H7393"\w* \w his|strong="H4758"\w* best soldiers. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H7323"\w* stumble \w as|strong="H2351"\w* \w they|strong="H7323"\w* \w rush|strong="H8264"\w* ahead. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H7323"\w* \w run|strong="H7323"\w* \w to|strong="H7323"\w* \w the|strong="H1984"\w* wall 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7393"\w* set up their shield over \w the|strong="H1984"\w* battering ram. 
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\v 6 But \w the|strong="H2142"\w* gates \w by|strong="H3559"\w* \w the|strong="H2142"\w* rivers \w are|strong="H0117"\w* open, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H4116"\w* \w the|strong="H2142"\w* enemy comes flooding \w in|strong="H3559"\w* \w and|strong="H4116"\w* destroys \w the|strong="H2142"\w* king’s palace. 
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\v 7 \w The|strong="H8179"\w* enemy takes \w away|strong="H4127"\w* \w the|strong="H8179"\w* queen, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8179"\w* \w her|strong="H8179"\w* slave girls moan sadly like doves. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H8179"\w* beat their breasts \w to|strong="H8179"\w* show their sadness. 
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\v 8 \w Nineveh|strong="H5324"\w* \w is|strong="H6963"\w* \w like|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H5927"\w* pool whose water 
\q2 \w is|strong="H6963"\w* draining \w away|strong="H1540"\w*. 
\q1 People yell, “Stop! Stop running \w away|strong="H1540"\w*!” 
\q2 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* does not do \w any|strong="H5927"\w* good. 
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\v 9 \w Take|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* silver! 
\q2 \w Take|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* gold! 
\q1 \w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* many \w things|strong="H1992"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w take|strong="H5975"\w*. 
\q2 \w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* many treasures. 
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\v 10 \w Now|strong="H0369"\w* Nineveh \w is|strong="H0369"\w* empty. 
\q2 \w Everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* stolen. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* city \w is|strong="H0369"\w* ruined. 
\q1 People \w have|strong="H0369"\w* lost \w their|strong="H3605"\w* courage, 
\q2 \w their|strong="H3605"\w* hearts melt \w with|strong="H3627"\w* fear, 
\q1 \w their|strong="H3605"\w* knees knock together, 
\q2 \w their|strong="H3605"\w* bodies shake, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* faces turn pale. 
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\v 11 Where \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* great city now? 
\q2 \w It|strong="H6440"\w* \w was|strong="H3820"\w* \w like|strong="H4549"\w* \w a|strong="H3605"\w* den where \w the|strong="H3605"\w* lions feed \w their|strong="H3605"\w* young. 
\q1 \w It|strong="H6440"\w* \w was|strong="H3820"\w* \w a|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H3605"\w* where \w people|strong="H3820"\w* felt safe, 
\q2 \w like|strong="H4549"\w* lions \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3605"\w* cave \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w no|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w there|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3820"\w* harm \w them|strong="H6440"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w lion|strong="H0738"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* able \w to|strong="H1980"\w* catch plenty \w of|strong="H0369"\w* food 
\q2 \w to|strong="H1980"\w* feed \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w cubs|strong="H1482"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H0834"\w* mate. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* filled \w his|strong="H0834"\w* cave \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* animals \w he|strong="H0834"\w* killed. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* filled \w his|strong="H0834"\w* \w den|strong="H4583"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* meat \w he|strong="H0834"\w* gathered. 
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\v 13 \w The|strong="H4390"\w* LORD All-Powerful says, 
\q2 “\w I|strong="H1767"\w* am against \w you|strong="H1767"\w*, Nineveh. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H1767"\w* will burn \w your|strong="H4390"\w* chariots 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0738"\w* kill \w your|strong="H4390"\w* ‘young \w lions’|strong="H0738"\w* \w in|strong="H2963"\w* battle. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H1767"\w* will not hunt anyone on earth again. 
\q1 People will never again hear bad news 
\q2 \w from|strong="H4390"\w* \w your|strong="H4390"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4390"\w*.” 
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\c  3  
\s1 Bad News for Nineveh 
\q1
\v 1 \w It|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* very bad \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* murderers. 
\q2 Nineveh \w is|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w full|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w lies|strong="H3585"\w*. 
\q1 \w It|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* filled \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* taken \w from|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* countries. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* filled \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w plenty|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w it|strong="H3808"\w* hunted \w and|strong="H1818"\w* killed. 
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\v 2 \w You|strong="H6963"\w* can \w hear|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H6963"\w* \w sounds|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w whips|strong="H7752"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H6963"\w* \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H6963"\w* \w wheels|strong="H0212"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H6963"\w* can \w hear|strong="H6963"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w galloping|strong="H1725"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w* bouncing along! 
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\v 3 \w Soldiers|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H5927"\w* \w horses|strong="H6571"\w* \w are|strong="H0369"\w* attacking, 
\q2 \w their|strong="H0369"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w* \w are|strong="H0369"\w* shining, 
\q2 \w their|strong="H0369"\w* \w spears|strong="H2595"\w* \w are|strong="H0369"\w* \w gleaming|strong="H1300"\w*! 
\q1 \w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w are|strong="H0369"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w dead|strong="H6297"\w* people. 
\q2 \w Dead|strong="H6297"\w* \w bodies|strong="H6297"\w* \w are|strong="H0369"\w* piled \w up|strong="H5927"\w*—too \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w bodies|strong="H6297"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* count. 
\q2 People \w are|strong="H0369"\w* tripping \w over|strong="H3782"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w dead|strong="H6297"\w* \w bodies|strong="H6297"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w All|strong="H7230"\w* \w this|strong="H7230"\w* happened \w because|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H4940"\w* Nineveh. 
\q2 Nineveh \w is|strong="H2896"\w* like \w a|strong="H4376"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w who|strong="H1471"\w* could never get enough. 
\q2 \w She|strong="H2896"\w* wanted \w more|strong="H7230"\w* \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w more|strong="H7230"\w*. 
\q1 \w She|strong="H2896"\w* \w sold|strong="H4376"\w* herself \w to|strong="H1471"\w* \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1471"\w* \w she|strong="H2896"\w* used her magic \w to|strong="H1471"\w* \w make|strong="H4376"\w* \w them|strong="H4376"\w* her slaves. 
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* All-Powerful \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, 
\q1 “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*, Nineveh. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* pull \w your|strong="H3068"\w* dress\f + \fr 3:5  \fk pull your dress \ft This is a wordplay in Hebrew. The Hebrew word also means “to destroy a country and take its people away as prisoners to other nations.”\f* \w up|strong="H7200"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w let|strong="H1540"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* naked body. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w shame|strong="H7036"\w*. 
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\v 6 \w I|strong="H7760"\w* will \w throw|strong="H7993"\w* dirty \w things|strong="H8251"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8251"\w* \w treat|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* hateful \w way|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q2 People will look \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H8251"\w* laugh. 
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\v 7 \w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* shocked. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0559"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Nineveh|strong="H5210"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*. 
\q2 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* cry \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*?’ 
\q1 \w I|strong="H7200"\w* know \w I|strong="H7200"\w* \w cannot|strong="H4480"\w* \w find|strong="H1245"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w comfort|strong="H5162"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \w Nineveh|strong="H5210"\w*.” 
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\v 8 Nineveh, \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w better|strong="H3190"\w* than \w Thebes|strong="H4996"\w*\f + \fr 3:8  \fk Thebes \ft A great city in Egypt. It was destroyed in 663 B.C. by the Assyrian army.\f* \w on|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w Nile|strong="H2975"\w* \w River|strong="H2975"\w*? \w Thebes|strong="H4996"\w* \w also|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w her|strong="H5439"\w* \w to|strong="H4325"\w* protect herself \w from|strong="H5439"\w* enemies. \w She|strong="H0834"\w* used \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* too. 
\v 9 \w Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w* \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* Thebes strong. \w Libya|strong="H3864"\w* \w and|strong="H4714"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* Sudan supported \w her|strong="H1961"\w*, 
\v 10 \w but|strong="H3513"\w* Thebes \w was|strong="H1931"\w* defeated. \w Her|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1473"\w* \w were|strong="H1571"\w* taken \w away|strong="H1980"\w* \w as|strong="H1571"\w* \w prisoners|strong="H7628"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* foreign country. Soldiers beat \w her|strong="H3605"\w* small \w children|strong="H5768"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* death \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w street|strong="H2351"\w* \w corner|strong="H7218"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* threw \w lots|strong="H1486"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* see \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w got|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* keep \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w important|strong="H1419"\w* \w people|strong="H1473"\w* \w as|strong="H1571"\w* slaves. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* put chains \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w important|strong="H1419"\w* \w men|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* Thebes. 
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\v 11 \w So|strong="H1961"\w*, Nineveh, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w fall|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w drunk|strong="H7937"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* try \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w hide|strong="H5956"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H1245"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* safe \w place|strong="H1961"\w* away \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w enemy|strong="H0341"\w*. 
\v 12 \w But|strong="H0518"\w* Nineveh, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* strong \w places|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H6310"\w* \w be|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H5973"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w trees|strong="H8384"\w*. \w When|strong="H0518"\w* new \w figs|strong="H8384"\w* become \w ripe|strong="H1061"\w*, \w people|strong="H0518"\w* \w come|strong="H5307"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w shake|strong="H5128"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tree|strong="H8384"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w figs|strong="H8384"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w*. \w They|strong="H0518"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w figs|strong="H8384"\w* \w are|strong="H6310"\w* \w gone|strong="H5307"\w*. 
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\v 13 Nineveh, \w your|strong="H0398"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w all|strong="H0398"\w* \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w*—\w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w enemy|strong="H0341"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* ready \w to|strong="H0776"\w* take \w them|strong="H0398"\w*. \w The|strong="H0398"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w your|strong="H0398"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w* wide \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w your|strong="H0398"\w* \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w to|strong="H0776"\w* come \w in|strong="H0776"\w*. \w Fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w has|strong="H0776"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* wooden \w bars|strong="H1280"\w* across \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*. 
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\v 14 \w Get|strong="H0935"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* store \w it|strong="H4325"\w* \w inside|strong="H0935"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w city|strong="H4013"\w*, because \w the|strong="H0935"\w* enemy soldiers \w will|strong="H4325"\w* surround \w your|strong="H0935"\w* \w city|strong="H4013"\w*. \w Make|strong="H2388"\w* \w your|strong="H0935"\w* defenses \w strong|strong="H2388"\w*! \w Get|strong="H0935"\w* \w clay|strong="H2916"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w make|strong="H2388"\w* more bricks \w and|strong="H0935"\w* mix \w the|strong="H0935"\w* mortar. \w Get|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* molds \w for|strong="H4325"\w* \w making|strong="H2388"\w* bricks. 
\v 15 \w You|strong="H0398"\w* can do \w all|strong="H0398"\w* these \w things|strong="H3513"\w*, \w but|strong="H3513"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* still \w destroy|strong="H2719"\w* \w you|strong="H0398"\w* \w completely|strong="H3772"\w*. \w And|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w kill|strong="H3772"\w* \w you|strong="H0398"\w*. \w Your|strong="H0398"\w* land \w will|strong="H2719"\w* look \w like|strong="H8033"\w* \w a|strong="H3772"\w* swarm \w of|strong="H2719"\w* \w grasshoppers|strong="H3218"\w* came \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* everything. 
\p Nineveh, \w you|strong="H0398"\w* \w grew|strong="H3513"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w grew|strong="H3513"\w*. \w You|strong="H0398"\w* \w became|strong="H3513"\w* \w like|strong="H8033"\w* \w a|strong="H3772"\w* swarm \w of|strong="H2719"\w* \w grasshoppers|strong="H3218"\w*. \w You|strong="H0398"\w* \w were|strong="H0784"\w* \w like|strong="H8033"\w* \w a|strong="H3772"\w* swarm \w of|strong="H2719"\w* \w locusts|strong="H0697"\w*. 
\v 16 \w You|strong="H7235"\w* have \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w traders|strong="H7402"\w* who go places \w and|strong="H8064"\w* buy things. They \w are|strong="H8064"\w* as \w many|strong="H7235"\w* as \w the|strong="H6584"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w in|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H6584"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*. They \w are|strong="H8064"\w* \w like|strong="H8064"\w* \w locusts|strong="H3218"\w* that come \w and|strong="H8064"\w* eat until everything is gone \w and|strong="H8064"\w* then leave. 
\v 17 \w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3045"\w* government officials \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w also|strong="H3045"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w locusts|strong="H0697"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* settle \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* stone \w wall|strong="H1448"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w cold|strong="H7135"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w comes|strong="H3117"\w* \w up|strong="H2224"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* rocks become warm, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w locusts|strong="H0697"\w* \w all|strong="H3117"\w* fly \w away|strong="H5074"\w*. \w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w where|strong="H0335"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*, \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w fell|strong="H5921"\w* asleep. \w These|strong="H5971"\w* \w powerful|strong="H0117"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H0369"\w* \w sleeping|strong="H5123"\w*. \w And|strong="H4428"\w* \w now|strong="H0369"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6908"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* wandered \w away|strong="H0369"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*. \w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H0369"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* bring \w them|strong="H5921"\w* back. 
\v 19 Nineveh, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* hurt badly, \w and|strong="H8085"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* heal \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w wound|strong="H4347"\w*. \w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w hears|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w news|strong="H8088"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7667"\w* claps \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* happy, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* felt \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w pain|strong="H7451"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* caused again \w and|strong="H8085"\w* again. 