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Nahum 3
English Standard Version
Nahum 3
English Standard Version
Woe to Nineveh
3 Woe to (A)the bloody city,
all full of lies and plunder—
(B)no end to the prey!
2 The crack of the whip, and (C)rumble of the wheel,
(D)galloping horse and (E)bounding chariot!
3 Horsemen charging,
flashing sword and (F)glittering spear,
(G)hosts of slain,
heaps of corpses,
dead bodies without end—
they stumble over the bodies!
4 And all for the countless whorings of the (H)prostitute,
(I)graceful and of deadly charms,
who betrays nations with her whorings,
and peoples with her charms.
5 (J)Behold, I am against you,
declares the Lord of hosts,
and (K)will lift up your skirts over your face;
and I will make nations look at (L)your nakedness
and kingdoms at your shame.
6 I will throw filth at you
and (M)treat you with contempt
and make you (N)a spectacle.
7 And all who look at you (O)will shrink from you and say,
“Wasted is (P)Nineveh; (Q)who will grieve for her?”
(R)Where shall I seek comforters for you?
8 (S)Are you better than (T)Thebes[a]
that sat (U)by the Nile,
with water around her,
her rampart a sea,
and water her wall?
9 (V)Cush was her strength;
Egypt too, and that without limit;
(W)Put and the (X)Libyans were her[b] helpers.
10 (Y)Yet she became an exile;
she went into captivity;
(Z)her infants were dashed in pieces
at the head of every street;
for her honored men (AA)lots were cast,
(AB)and all her great men were bound in chains.
11 (AC)You also will be drunken;
you will go into hiding;
(AD)you will seek a refuge from the enemy.
12 All your fortresses are (AE)like fig trees
with first-ripe figs—
if shaken they fall
into the mouth of the eater.
13 Behold, your troops
(AF)are women in your midst.
The gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies;
fire has devoured your bars.
14 (AG)Draw water for the siege;
(AH)strengthen your forts;
go into the clay;
tread the mortar;
take hold of the brick mold!
15 There will the fire devour you;
the sword will cut you off.
It will (AI)devour you (AJ)like the locust.
Multiply yourselves (AK)like the locust;
multiply (AL)like the grasshopper!
16 You increased (AM)your merchants
more than the stars of the heavens.
(AN)The locust spreads its wings and flies away.
17 Your (AO)princes[c] are (AP)like grasshoppers,
(AQ)your scribes[d] like clouds of locusts
settling on the fences
in a day of cold—
when the sun rises, they fly away;
no one knows where they are.
18 Your shepherds (AR)are asleep,
O king of Assyria;
(AS)your nobles slumber.
Your people (AT)are scattered on the mountains
with none to gather them.
19 There is no easing your hurt;
(AU)your wound is grievous.
All who hear the news about you
(AV)clap their hands over you.
For (AW)upon whom has not come
your unceasing evil?
Footnotes
- Nahum 3:8 Hebrew No-amon
- Nahum 3:9 Hebrew your
- Nahum 3:17 Or guards
- Nahum 3:17 Or marshals
那鸿书 3
Revised Chinese Union Version (Simplified Script) Shen Edition
那鸿书 3
Revised Chinese Union Version (Simplified Script) Shen Edition
3 祸哉！这流人血的城，
欺诈连连，抢夺充斥，
掳掠的事总不止息。
2 鞭声响亮，车轮轰轰，
马匹跳跃，战车奔腾；
3 骑兵争先，刀剑发光，
枪矛闪烁，被杀的甚多，
尸首成堆，尸骸无数，
人因尸骸而绊跌，
4 都因那美貌的妓女多有淫行，
惯行邪术，
藉淫行诱惑[a]列国，
用邪术诱惑万族。
5 看哪，我与你为敌，
掀开你的下摆，蒙在你脸上，
使列邦看见你的赤体，
使列国观看你的羞辱。
这是万军之耶和华说的。
6 我必将可憎污秽之物抛在你身上，
使你被藐视，为众人所观看。
7 凡看见你的，都必逃离你，说：
“尼尼微荒凉了！有谁为你悲伤呢？
我何处找到安慰你的人呢？”
8 你能胜过挪亚们[b]吗？
它坐落在众河之间，
周围有水，
海[c]作它的城郭，
海[d]作它的城墙。
9 古实[e]和埃及是它的力量，
没有穷尽，
弗[f]人和路比[g]人是它的帮手。
10 但它被流放，被人掳去，
它的婴孩也被摔碎在各街头；
人为它的贵族抽签，
它的权贵都被锁链锁住。
11 你也必喝醉，昏迷错乱，
并因仇敌的缘故寻求庇护。
12 你一切的堡垒必如无花果树上初熟的果子，
一经摇动，就落在想吃的人口中。
13 看哪，你中间的士兵是妇女，
你国中的关口向仇敌敞开，
你的门闩被火焚烧。
14 你要打水预备受困；
要加强防御，
取土踹泥，
做成砖模。
15 在那里，火要吞灭你，
刀必杀戮你，
如蝻子般吞灭你。
你人数增多如蝻子，
增多如蝗虫吧！
16 你增添商贾，多过天上的星宿；
如蝻子蜕皮飞去。
17 你的领袖多如蝗虫，
你的将军仿佛成群的蝗虫；
天凉时齐落在篱笆上，
太阳一出就飞去，
人不知道落在何处。
18 亚述王啊，
你的牧人睡觉，
你的贵族躺卧[h]，
你的百姓散在山间，
无人招聚。
19 你的损伤并未减轻，
你的伤痕极其重大。
凡听见这消息的人都因你拍掌。
有谁没有时常遭受你的暴行呢？
Nahum 3
New International Version
Nahum 3
New International Version
Woe to Nineveh
3 Woe to the city of blood,(A)
full of lies,(B)
full of plunder,
never without victims!
2 The crack of whips,
the clatter of wheels,
galloping horses
and jolting chariots!
3 Charging cavalry,
flashing swords
and glittering spears!
Many casualties,
piles of dead,
bodies without number,
people stumbling over the corpses(C)—
4 all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute,
alluring, the mistress of sorceries,(D)
who enslaved nations by her prostitution(E)
and peoples by her witchcraft.
5 “I am against(F) you,” declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will lift your skirts(G) over your face.
I will show the nations your nakedness(H)
and the kingdoms your shame.
6 I will pelt you with filth,(I)
I will treat you with contempt(J)
and make you a spectacle.(K)
7 All who see you will flee(L) from you and say,
‘Nineveh(M) is in ruins(N)—who will mourn for her?’(O)
Where can I find anyone to comfort(P) you?”
8 Are you better than(Q) Thebes,(R)
situated on the Nile,(S)
with water around her?
The river was her defense,
the waters her wall.
9 Cush[a](T) and Egypt were her boundless strength;
Put(U) and Libya(V) were among her allies.
10 Yet she was taken captive(W)
and went into exile.
Her infants were dashed(X) to pieces
at every street corner.
Lots(Y) were cast for her nobles,
and all her great men were put in chains.(Z)
11 You too will become drunk;(AA)
you will go into hiding(AB)
and seek refuge from the enemy.
12 All your fortresses are like fig trees
with their first ripe fruit;(AC)
when they are shaken,
the figs(AD) fall into the mouth of the eater.
13 Look at your troops—
they are all weaklings.(AE)
The gates(AF) of your land
are wide open to your enemies;
fire has consumed the bars of your gates.(AG)
14 Draw water for the siege,(AH)
strengthen your defenses!(AI)
Work the clay,
tread the mortar,
repair the brickwork!
15 There the fire(AJ) will consume you;
the sword(AK) will cut you down—
they will devour you like a swarm of locusts.
Multiply like grasshoppers,
multiply like locusts!(AL)
16 You have increased the number of your merchants
till they are more numerous than the stars in the sky,
but like locusts(AM) they strip the land
and then fly away.
17 Your guards are like locusts,(AN)
your officials like swarms of locusts
that settle in the walls on a cold day—
but when the sun appears they fly away,
and no one knows where.
18 King of Assyria, your shepherds[b] slumber;(AO)
your nobles lie down to rest.(AP)
Your people are scattered(AQ) on the mountains
with no one to gather them.
19 Nothing can heal you;(AR)
your wound is fatal.
All who hear the news about you
clap their hands(AS) at your fall,
for who has not felt
your endless cruelty?(AT)
Footnotes
- Nahum 3:9 That is, the upper Nile region
- Nahum 3:18 That is, rulers
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