| 2:1 | He that dasheth in pieces <06327> (8688) is come up <05927> (8804) before thy face <06440>: keep <05341> (8800) the munition <04694>, watch <06822> (8761) the way <01870>, make [thy] loins <04975> strong <02388> (8761), fortify <0553> (8761) [thy] power <03581> mightily <03966>. {He...: or, The disperser, or, hammer} | | 2:2 | For the LORD <03068> hath turned away <07725> (8804) the excellency <01347> of Jacob <03290>, as the excellency <01347> of Israel <03478>: for the emptiers <01238> (8802) have emptied them out <01238> (8804), and marred <07843> (8765) their vine branches <02156>. {the excellency of Jacob...: or, the pride of Jacob as the pride, etc} | | 2:3 | The shield <04043> of his mighty men <01368> is made red <0119> (8794), the valiant <02428> men <0582> [are] in scarlet <08529> (8794): the chariots <07393> [shall be] with flaming <0784> torches <06393> in the day <03117> of his preparation <03559> (8687), and the fir trees <01265> shall be terribly shaken <07477> (8717). {in scarlet: or, dyed scarlet} {flaming: or, fiery} | | 2:4 | The chariots <07393> shall rage <01984> (8704) in the streets <02351>, they shall justle one against another <08264> (8698) in the broad ways <07339>: they shall seem <04758> like torches <03940>, they shall run <07323> (8787) like the lightnings <01300>. {they: Heb. their show} | | 2:5 | He shall recount <02142> (8799) his worthies <0117>: they shall stumble <03782> (8735) in their walk <01979>; they shall make haste <04116> (8762) to the wall <02346> thereof, and the defence <05526> (8802) shall be prepared <03559> (8717). {worthies: or, gallants} {defence: Heb. covering, or, coverer} | | 2:6 | The gates <08179> of the rivers <05104> shall be opened <06605> (8738), and the palace <01964> shall be dissolved <04127> (8738). {dissolved: or, molten} | | 2:7 | And Huzzab <05324> (8717) shall be led away captive <01540> (8795), she shall be brought up <05927> (8717), and her maids <0519> shall lead <05090> (8764) [her] as with the voice <06963> of doves <03123>, tabering <08608> (8781) upon their breasts <03824>. {Huzzab: or, that which was established, or, there was a stand made} {led...: or, discovered} | | 2:8 | But Nineveh <05210> [is] of old <03117> like a pool <01295> of water <04325>: yet they shall flee away <05127> (8801). Stand <05975> (8798), stand <05975> (8798), [shall they cry]; but none shall look back <06437> (8688). {of old: or, from the days that she hath been} {look back: or, cause them to turn} | | 2:9 | Take ye the spoil <0962> (8798) of silver <03701>, take the spoil <0962> (8798) of gold <02091>: for [there is] none end <07097> of the store <08498> [and] glory <03519> out of all the pleasant <02532> furniture <03627>. {for...: or, and their infinite store, etc} {pleasant...: Heb. vessels of desire} | | 2:10 | She is empty <0950>, and void <04003>, and waste <01110> (8794): and the heart <03820> melteth <04549> (8738), and the knees <01290> smite together <06375>, and much pain <02479> [is] in all loins <04975>, and the faces <06440> of them all gather <06908> (8765) blackness <06289>. | | 2:11 | Where [is] the dwelling <04583> of the lions <0738>, and the feedingplace <04829> of the young lions <03715>, where the lion <0738>, [even] the old lion <03833>, walked <01980> (8804), [and] the lion's <0738> whelp <01482>, and none made [them] afraid <02729> (8688)? | | 2:12 | The lion <0738> did tear in pieces <02963> (8802) enough <01767> for his whelps <01484>, and strangled <02614> (8764) for his lionesses <03833>, and filled <04390> (8762) his holes <02356> with prey <02964>, and his dens <04585> with ravin <02966>. | | 2:13 | Behold, I [am] against thee, saith <05002> (8803) the LORD <03068> of hosts <06635>, and I will burn <01197> (8689) her chariots <07393> in the smoke <06227>, and the sword <02719> shall devour <0398> (8799) thy young lions <03715>: and I will cut off <03772> (8689) thy prey <02964> from the earth <0776>, and the voice <06963> of thy messengers <04397> shall no more be heard <08085> (8735). |
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Nahum 2 - AV with Strong Numbers
