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1 An attacker advances against you, [Nineveh]. Guard the fortress, watch the road, brace yourselves, marshal all your strength!
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1 An attacker advances against you, [Nineveh]. Guard the fortress, watch the road, brace yourselves, marshal all your strength!
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2 The LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and have ruined their vines.
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2 The LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and have ruined their vines.
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3 The shields of his soldiers are red; the warriors are clad in scarlet. The metal on the chariots flashes on the day they are made ready; the spears of pine are brandished.
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3 The shields of his soldiers are red; the warriors are clad in scarlet. The metal on the chariots flashes on the day they are made ready; the spears of pine are brandished.
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4 The chariots storm through the streets, rushing back and forth through the squares. They look like flaming torches; they dart about like lightning.
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4 The chariots storm through the streets, rushing back and forth through the squares. They look like flaming torches; they dart about like lightning.
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5 He summons his picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place.
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5 He summons his picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place.
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6 The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.
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6 The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.
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7 It is decreed that [the city] be exiled and carried away. Its slave girls moan like doves and beat upon their breasts.
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7 It is decreed that [the city] be exiled and carried away. Its slave girls moan like doves and beat upon their breasts.
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8 Nineveh is like a pool, and its water is draining away. "Stop! Stop!" they cry, but no one turns back.
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8 Nineveh is like a pool, and its water is draining away. "Stop! Stop!" they cry, but no one turns back.
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9 Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! The supply is endless, the wealth from all its treasures!
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9 Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! The supply is endless, the wealth from all its treasures!
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10 She is pillaged, plundered, stripped! Hearts melt, knees give way, bodies tremble, every face grows pale.
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10 She is pillaged, plundered, stripped! Hearts melt, knees give way, bodies tremble, every face grows pale.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
