Nahum 3

Woe to the bloody city of Nineveh — full of lies, robbery, and endless prey. The crack of whips, the rumble of wheels, the flash of swords fill the streets. She was the mistress of witchcrafts who sold nations through her whoredoms. No fortress will save her, no army will deliver her — all who hear the news of her fall will clap their hands, for who has not felt her endless cruelty?

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1	Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;	Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery; the prey never departs.
2	The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.	The noise of a whip, the noise of rattling wheels, of prancing horses and bounding chariots!
3	The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:	The horseman lifts up both the bright sword and the glittering spear. There is a crowd of slain, and a great number of carcasses; there is no end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses.
4	Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.	All because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well-favored harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, who sells nations through her whoredoms and families through her witchcrafts.
5	Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.	"I am against You," says the LORD of hosts. "I will uncover Your skirts over Your face; I will show the nations your nakedness and the kingdoms your shame.
6	And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.	I will cast abominable filth on You, and make You vile, and set You as a gazingstock.
7	And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?	And it will come to pass that all who look on You will flee from You and say, 'Nineveh is laid waste — who will bemoan her?' From where shall I seek comforters for You?"
8	Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?	Are You better than populous No, that was situated among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
9	Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.	Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were Your helpers.
10	Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.	Yet she was carried away; she went into captivity. Her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets. They cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
11	Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.	You also will be drunken; You will be hid; You also will seek strength because of the enemy.
12	All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.	All Your strongholds will be like fig trees with the firstripe figs — if they be shaken, they will even fall into the mouth of the eater.
13	Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.	See, Your people in the midst of You are women. The gates of Your land will be set wide open to Your enemies; the fire will devour Your bars.
14	Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.	Draw water for the siege; fortify Your strongholds. Go into the clay, tread the mortar, make strong the brickkiln.
15	There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.	There the fire will devour You; the sword will cut You off; it will eat You up like the cankerworm. Make Yourself many as the cankerworm; make Yourself many as the locusts.
16	Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away.	You have multiplied Your merchants more than the stars of heaven. The cankerworm strips the land and flies away.
17	Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.	Your crowned ones are like the locusts, and Your captains like the great grasshoppers that camp in the hedges in the cold day — but when the sun rises, they flee away, and no one knows the place where they are.
18	Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.	Your shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; Your nobles dwell in the dust. Your people are scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathers them.
19	There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?	There is no healing of Your bruise; Your wound is grievous. All who hear the bruit of You clap their hands over You — for on whom has Your wickedness not passed continually?