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 <div class="label">2</div><div class="s1">Attack against Nineveh</div><div class="q1"> 1One who scatters is&#160;coming&#160;up against&#160;you.&#160; # 2:1 Ezk 29:12&#8211;13; 30:23,26</div><div class="q">Man the&#160;fortifications!</div><div class="q">Watch the&#160;road!</div><div class="q">Brace&#160; # 2:1 Lit Strengthen yourself!</div><div class="q">Summon all your&#160;strength!&#160; # 2:1 Pr 24:5; Am 2:14</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 2For the Lord will&#160;restore the&#160;majesty of&#160;Jacob,&#160; # 2:2 Ps 47:4; Am 6:8; 8:7</div><div class="q">yes,&#160; # 2:2 Or like the&#160;majesty of&#160;Israel,</div><div class="q">though ravagers have&#160;ravaged&#160;them&#160; # 2:2 Is 24:1,3</div><div class="q">and ruined their&#160;vine&#160;branches.&#160; # 2:2 Ps 80:12&#8211;15; Jr 12:10</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 3The shields of&#160;his&#160; # 2:3 = the army commander attacking Nineveh &#160;warriors are&#160;dyed&#160;red;</div><div class="q">the valiant men are&#160;dressed in&#160;scarlet.&#160; # 2:3 Ezk 23:14</div><div class="q">The fittings of&#160;the&#160;chariot&#160;flash like&#160;fire&#160; # 2:3 2Kg 2:11; 6:17; Is 66:15</div><div class="q">on the day of&#160;its&#160;battle&#160;preparations,</div><div class="q">and the spears are&#160;brandished.</div><div class="q1"> 4The chariots dash&#160;madly through&#160;the&#160;streets;</div><div class="q">they rush around in&#160;the&#160;plazas.</div><div class="q">They look like&#160;torches;</div><div class="q">they dart back and&#160;forth like&#160;lightning.</div><div class="q1"> 5He gives orders to&#160;his&#160;officers;</div><div class="q">they stumble as&#160;they&#160;advance.</div><div class="q">They race to&#160;its&#160;wall;</div><div class="q">the protective shield is&#160;set in&#160;place.</div><div class="q1"> 6The river gates are&#160;opened,</div><div class="q">and the palace erodes&#160;away.&#160; # 2:6 Nah 1:8</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 7Beauty&#160; # 2:7 Text emended; MT reads Huzzab is&#160;stripped;&#160; # 2:7 Hb obscure</div><div class="q">she is carried&#160;away;</div><div class="q">her ladies-in-waiting&#160;moan</div><div class="q">like the&#160;sound of&#160;doves&#160; # 2:7 Is 38:14; 59:11</div><div class="q">and beat their&#160;breasts.&#160; # 2:7 Is 32:12</div><div class="q1"> 8Nineveh has been like&#160;a&#160;pool of&#160;water</div><div class="q">from her&#160;first&#160;days,&#160; # 2:8 Hb obscure</div><div class="q">but they are&#160;fleeing.</div><div class="q">&#8220;Stop! Stop!&#160;&#8221; they&#160;cry,</div><div class="q">but no one turns&#160;back.</div><div class="q1"> 9&#8220;Plunder the silver! Plunder&#160;the&#160;gold!&#160;&#8221;&#160; # 2:9 Ezk 38:13</div><div class="q">There is no end to&#160;the&#160;treasure,</div><div class="q">an abundance of&#160;every&#160;precious&#160;thing.&#160; # 2:9 2Ch 32:27; 36:10; Dn 11:8; Nah 3:3</div><div class="q1"> 10Desolation, decimation, devastation!</div><div class="q">Hearts melt,&#160; # 2:10 Dt 20:8; Jos 7:5; Is 13:7; 19:1; Ezk 21:7,15</div><div class="q">knees tremble,&#160; # 2:10 Is 35:3</div><div class="q">insides churn,&#160; # 2:10 Ps 69:23</div><div class="q">every face grows&#160;pale!&#160; # 2:10 Is 21:3; Jl 2:6</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 11Where is the&#160;lions&#8217;&#160;lair,&#160; # 2:11 Is 2:15; 5:26&#8211;29; Jr 4:7; 5:6; 50:17; 51:38; Jl 1:6; Am 3:12</div><div class="q">or the feeding ground of&#160;the&#160;young&#160;lions,</div><div class="q">where the lion and&#160;lioness&#160;prowled,</div><div class="q">and the lion&#8217;s&#160;cub,</div><div class="q">with nothing to&#160;frighten them&#160;away?&#160; # 2:11 Lv 26:6; Dt 28:26; Jr 7:33</div><div class="q1"> 12The lion mauled whatever its&#160;cubs&#160;needed</div><div class="q">and strangled prey for&#160;its&#160;lionesses.</div><div class="q">It filled up its&#160;dens with&#160;the&#160;kill,</div><div class="q">and its lairs with&#160;mauled&#160;prey.&#160; # 2:12 Jb 38:39&#8211;40</div><div class="q1"> 13Beware, I am against&#160;you.&#160; # 2:13 Jr 21:13; 23:30&#8211;32; 50:31; 51:25; Ezk 5:8; 13:8; 21:3; 26:3; 28:22; 29:3,10; 38:3; 39:1; Nah 3:5</div><div class="qm">This&#160;is the&#160;declaration of&#160;the&#160; Lord of&#160;Armies.</div><div class="q">I will make your&#160;chariots go&#160;up in&#160;smoke,&#160; # 2:13 Lit will burn her chariots in smoke</div><div class="q">and the sword will&#160;devour your&#160;young&#160;lions.&#160; # 2:13 Is 31:8; Jr 46:10</div><div class="q">I will cut off your&#160;prey from&#160;the&#160;earth,</div><div class="q">and the sound of&#160;your&#160;messengers</div><div class="q">will never be&#160;heard&#160;again.&#160; # 2:13 Rv 18:22&#8211;23</div>
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One who scatters is coming up against you. 
Man the fortifications!
Watch the road!
Brace  yourself!
Summon all your strength! 

For the LORD will restore the majesty of Jacob, 
yes,  the majesty of Israel,
though ravagers have ravaged them 
and ruined their vine branches. 

The shields of his   warriors are dyed red;
the valiant men are dressed in scarlet. 
The fittings of the chariot flash like fire 
on the day of its battle preparations,
and the spears are brandished.
The chariots dash madly through the streets;
they rush around in the plazas.
They look like torches;
they dart back and forth like lightning.
He gives orders to his officers;
they stumble as they advance.
They race to its wall;
the protective shield is set in place.
The river gates are opened,
and the palace erodes away. 

Beauty  is stripped; 
she is carried away;
her ladies-in-waiting moan
like the sound of doves 
and beat their breasts. 
Nineveh has been like a pool of water
from her first days, 
but they are fleeing.
“Stop! Stop! ” they cry,
but no one turns back.
“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! ” 
There is no end to the treasure,
an abundance of every precious thing. 
Desolation, decimation, devastation!
Hearts melt, 
knees tremble, 
insides churn, 
every face grows pale! 

Where is the lions’ lair, 
or the feeding ground of the young lions,
where the lion and lioness prowled,
and the lion’s cub,
with nothing to frighten them away? 
The lion mauled whatever its cubs needed
and strangled prey for its lionesses.
It filled up its dens with the kill,
and its lairs with mauled prey. 
Beware, I am against you. 
This is the declaration of the  LORD of Armies.
I will make your chariots go up in smoke, 
and the sword will devour your young lions. 
I will cut off your prey from the earth,
and the sound of your messengers
will never be heard again.

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