Nahum 3:4-7
New Living Translation
4 All this because Nineveh,
the beautiful and faithless city,
mistress of deadly charms,
enticed the nations with her beauty.
She taught them all her magic,
enchanting people everywhere.
5 “I am your enemy!”
says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
“And now I will lift your skirts
and show all the earth your nakedness and shame.
6 I will cover you with filth
and show the world how vile you really are.
7 All who see you will shrink back and say,
‘Nineveh lies in ruins.
Where are the mourners?’
Does anyone regret your destruction?”
Nahum 3:4-7
Living Bible
4 All this because Nineveh sold herself to the enemies of God. The beautiful and faithless city, mistress of deadly charms, enticed the nations with her beauty, then taught them all to worship her false gods,[a] bewitching people everywhere.
5 “No wonder I stand against you,” says the Lord Almighty; “and now all the earth will see your nakedness and shame. 6 I will cover you with filth and show the world how really vile you are.” 7 All who see you will shrink back in horror: “Nineveh lies in utter ruin.” Yet no one anywhere regrets your fate!
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- Nahum 3:4 then taught them all to worship her false gods, literally, “who betrays nations with her harlotries.”
Nahum 3:4-7
New International Version
4 all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute,
alluring, the mistress of sorceries,(A)
who enslaved nations by her prostitution(B)
and peoples by her witchcraft.
5 “I am against(C) you,” declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will lift your skirts(D) over your face.
I will show the nations your nakedness(E)
and the kingdoms your shame.
6 I will pelt you with filth,(F)
I will treat you with contempt(G)
and make you a spectacle.(H)
7 All who see you will flee(I) from you and say,
‘Nineveh(J) is in ruins(K)—who will mourn for her?’(L)
Where can I find anyone to comfort(M) you?”
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