They (A)set the table, they [a]spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;
“Rise up, captains, oil the shields!”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:5 Or spread out the rugs or possibly they arranged the seating

11 (A)Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
Because His plan is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the (B)vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for His temple.

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(A)Proclaim this among the nations:
(B)Prepare for holy war; (C)stir up the warriors!
Have all the soldiers come forward, have them come up!

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The Overthrow of Nineveh

[a]The one who (A)scatters has come up against [b]you.
Keep watch over the fortress, watch the road;
[c]Bind up your waist, [d]summon all your strength.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:1 Ch 2:2 in Heb
  2. Nahum 2:1 Lit your face
  3. Nahum 2:1 Lit Strengthen your loins
  4. Nahum 2:1 Lit strengthen power greatly

14 (A)Draw for yourself water for a siege!
(B)Strengthen your fortifications!
Go into the clay and tread the mortar!
Take hold of the brick mold!

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