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         <div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.2.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">An attacker advances against you, Nineveh.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.2.1"><span class="content">Guard the fortress,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.2.1"><span class="content">watch the road,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.2.1"><span class="content">brace yourselves,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.2.1"><span class="content">marshal all your strength!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.2.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.2.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will restore the splendor of Jacob</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.2.2"><span class="content">like the splendor of Israel,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.2.2"><span class="content">though destroyers have laid them waste</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.2.2"><span class="content">and have ruined their vines.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.2.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.2.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The shields of the soldiers are red;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.2.3"><span class="content">the warriors are clad in scarlet.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.2.3"><span class="content">The metal on the chariots flashes</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.2.3"><span class="content">on the day they are made ready;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.2.3"><span class="content">the spears of juniper are brandished.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">2:3 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac </span><span class="fqa">ready; / the horsemen rush to and fro.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.2.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.2.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The chariots storm through the streets,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.2.4"><span class="content">rushing back and forth through the squares.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.2.4"><span class="content">They look like flaming torches;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.2.4"><span class="content">they dart about like lightning.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.2.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.2.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Nineveh summons her picked troops,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.2.5"><span class="content">yet they stumble on their way.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.2.5"><span class="content">They dash to the city wall;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.2.5"><span class="content">the protective shield is put in place.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.2.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.2.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The river gates are thrown open</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.2.6"><span class="content">and the palace collapses.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.2.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.2.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">It is decreed</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">2:7 </span><span class="ft">The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.</span></span></span><span class="content"> that Nineveh</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.2.7"><span class="content">be exiled and carried away.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.2.7"><span class="content">Her female slaves moan like doves</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.2.7"><span class="content">and beat on their breasts.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.2.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.2.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Nineveh is like a pool</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.2.8"><span class="content">whose water is draining away.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.2.8"><span class="content">&#8220;Stop! Stop!&#8221; they cry,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.2.8"><span class="content">but no one turns back.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.2.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.2.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Plunder the silver!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.2.9"><span class="content">Plunder the gold!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.2.9"><span class="content">The supply is endless,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.2.9"><span class="content">the wealth from all its treasures!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.2.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.2.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">She is pillaged, plundered, stripped!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.2.10"><span class="content">Hearts melt, knees give way,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.2.10"><span class="content">bodies tremble, every face grows pale.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.2.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.2.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Where now is the lions&#8217; den,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.2.11"><span class="content">the place where they fed their young,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.2.11"><span class="content">where the lion and lioness went,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.2.11"><span class="content">and the cubs, with nothing to fear?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.2.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.2.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">The lion killed enough for his cubs</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.2.12"><span class="content">and strangled the prey for his mate,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.2.12"><span class="content">filling his lairs with the kill</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.2.12"><span class="content">and his dens with the prey.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.2.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">&#8220;I am against you,&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="content">declares the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> Almighty.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="content">&#8220;I will burn up your chariots in smoke,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="content">and the sword will devour your young lions.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="content">I will leave you no prey on the earth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="content">The voices of your messengers</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="content">will no longer be heard.&#8221;</span></span></div>
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