1:1 He will turn again[07725][8799], he will have compassion[07355][8762] upon us; he will subdue[03533][8799] our iniquities[05771]; and thou wilt cast[07993][8686] all their sins[02403] into the depths[04688] of the sea[03220].
1:2 Thou wilt perform[05414][8799] the truth[0571] to Jacob[03290], and the mercy[02617] to Abraham[085], which thou hast sworn[07650][8738] unto our fathers[01] from the days[03117] of old[06924].
1:3 The burden[04853] of Nineveh[05210]. The book[05612] of the vision[02377] of Nahum[05151] the Elkoshite[0512].
1:4 God[0410] is jealous[07072], and the LORD[03068] revengeth[05358][8802]; the LORD[03068] revengeth[05358][8802], and is furious[01167][02534]; the LORD[03068] will take vengeance[05358][8802] on his adversaries[06862], and he reserveth[05201][8802] wrath for his enemies[0341][8802]. God...: or, The LORD is a jealous God, and a revenger, etc is furious: Heb. that hath fury
1:5 The LORD[03068] is slow[0750] to anger[0639], and great[01419] in power[03581], and will not at all[05352][8763] acquit[05352][8762] the wicked : the LORD[03068] hath his way[01870] in the whirlwind[05492] and in the storm[08183], and the clouds[06051] are the dust[080] of his feet[07272].
1:6 He rebuketh[01605][8802] the sea[03220], and maketh it dry[02717][8689], and drieth up[03001][8762] all the rivers[05104]: Bashan[01316] languisheth[0535][8797], and Carmel[03760], and the flower[06525] of Lebanon[03844] languisheth[0535][8797].
1:7 The mountains[02022] quake[07493][8804] at him, and the hills[01389] melt[04127][8712], and the earth[0776] is burned[05375][8799] at his presence[06440], yea, the world[08398], and all that dwell[03427][8802] therein.
1:8 Who can stand[05975][8799] before[06440] his indignation[02195]? and who can abide[06965][8799] in the fierceness[02740] of his anger[0639]? his fury[02534] is poured out[05413][8738] like fire[0784], and the rocks[06697] are thrown down[05422][8738] by him. abide: Heb. stand up
1:9 The LORD[03068] is good[02896], a strong hold[04581] in the day[03117] of trouble[06869]; and he knoweth[03045][8802] them that trust[02620][8802] in him. strong hold: or, strength
1:10 But with an overrunning[05674][8802] flood[07858] he will make[06213][8799] an utter end[03617] of the place[04725] thereof, and darkness[02822] shall pursue[07291][8762] his enemies[0341][8802].
1:11 What do ye imagine[02803][8762] against the LORD[03068]? he will make[06213][8802] an utter end[03617]: affliction[06869] shall not rise up[06965][8799] the second time[06471].
1:12 For while they be folden together[05440][8803] as thorns[05518], and while they are drunken[05433][8803] as drunkards[05435], they shall be devoured[0398][8795] as stubble[07179] fully[04392] dry[03002].
1:13 There is one come out[03318][8804] of thee, that imagineth[02803][8802] evil[07451] against the LORD[03068], a wicked[01100] counsellor[03289][8802]. a wicked...: Heb. a counsellor of Belial
1:14 Thus saith[0559][8804] the LORD[03068]; Though they be quiet[08003], and likewise many[07227], yet thus shall they be cut down[01494][8738], when he shall pass through[05674][8804]. Though I have afflicted[06031][8765] thee, I will afflict[06031][8762] thee no more. Though...: or, If they would have been at peace, so should they have been many, and so should they have been shorn, and he should have passed away cut down: Heb. shorn
1:15 For now will I break[07665][8799] his yoke[04132] from off thee, and will burst[05423][00] thy bonds[04147] in sunder[05423][8762].
1:16 And the LORD[03068] hath given a commandment[06680][8765] concerning thee, that no more of thy name[08034] be sown[02232][8735]: out of the house[01004] of thy gods[0430] will I cut off[03772][8686] the graven image[06459] and the molten image[04541]: I will make[07760][8799] thy grave[06913]; for thou art vile[07043][8804].
1:17 Behold upon the mountains[02022] the feet[07272] of him that bringeth good tidings[01319][8764], that publisheth[08085][8688] peace[07965]! O Judah[03063], keep[02287][8798] thy solemn feasts[02282], perform[07999][8761] thy vows[05088]: for the wicked[01100] shall no more[03254][8686] pass through[05674][8800] thee; he is utterly cut off[03772][8738]. keep...: Heb. feast the wicked: Heb. Belial
2:1 He that dasheth in pieces[06327][8688] is come up[05927][8804] before thy face[06440]: keep[05341][8800] the munition[04694], watch[06822][8761] the way[01870], make thy loins[04975] strong[02388][8761], fortify[0553][8761] thy power[03581] mightily[03966]. He...: or, The disperser, or, hammer
2:2 For the LORD[03068] hath turned away[07725][8804] the excellency[01347] of Jacob[03290], as the excellency[01347] of Israel[03478]: for the emptiers[01238][8802] have emptied them out[01238][8804], and marred[07843][8765] their vine branches[02156]. the excellency of Jacob...: or, the pride of Jacob as the pride, etc
2:3 The shield[04043] of his mighty men[01368] is made red[0119][8794], the valiant[02428] men[0582] are in scarlet[08529][8794]: the chariots[07393] shall be with flaming[0784] torches[06393] in the day[03117] of his preparation[03559][8687], and the fir trees[01265] shall be terribly shaken[07477][8717]. in scarlet: or, dyed scarlet flaming: or, fiery
2:4 The chariots[07393] shall rage[01984][8704] in the streets[02351], they shall justle one against another[08264][8698] in the broad ways[07339]: they shall seem[04758] like torches[03940], they shall run[07323][8787] like the lightnings[01300]. they: Heb. their show
2:5 He shall recount[02142][8799] his worthies[0117]: they shall stumble[03782][8735] in their walk[01979]; they shall make haste[04116][8762] to the wall[02346] thereof, and the defence[05526][8802] shall be prepared[03559][8717]. worthies: or, gallants defence: Heb. covering, or, coverer
2:6 The gates[08179] of the rivers[05104] shall be opened[06605][8738], and the palace[01964] shall be dissolved[04127][8738]. dissolved: or, molten
2:7 And Huzzab[05324][8717] shall be led away captive[01540][8795], she shall be brought up[05927][8717], and her maids[0519] shall lead[05090][8764] her as with the voice[06963] of doves[03123], tabering[08608][8781] upon their breasts[03824]. Huzzab: or, that which was established, or, there was a stand made led...: or, discovered
2:8 But Nineveh[05210] is of old[03117] like a pool[01295] of water[04325]: yet they shall flee away[05127][8801]. Stand[05975][8798], stand[05975][8798], shall they cry ; but none shall look back[06437][8688]. of old: or, from the days that she hath been look back: or, cause them to turn
2:9 Take ye the spoil[0962][8798] of silver[03701], take the spoil[0962][8798] of gold[02091]: for there is none end[07097] of the store[08498] and glory[03519] out of all the pleasant[02532] furniture[03627]. for...: or, and their infinite store, etc pleasant...: Heb. vessels of desire
2:10 She is empty[0950], and void[04003], and waste[01110][8794]: and the heart[03820] melteth[04549][8738], and the knees[01290] smite together[06375], and much pain[02479] is  in all loins[04975], and the faces[06440] of them all gather[06908][8765] blackness[06289].
2:11 Where is the dwelling[04583] of the lions[0738], and the feedingplace[04829] of the young lions[03715], where the lion[0738], even the old lion[03833], walked[01980][8804], and the lion's[0738] whelp[01482], and none made them afraid[02729][8688]?
2:12 The lion[0738] did tear in pieces[02963][8802] enough[01767] for his whelps[01484], and strangled[02614][8764] for his lionesses[03833], and filled[04390][8762] his holes[02356] with prey[02964], and his dens[04585] with ravin[02966].
2:13 Behold, I am against thee, saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068] of hosts[06635], and I will burn[01197][8689] her chariots[07393] in the smoke[06227], and the sword[02719] shall devour[0398][8799] thy young lions[03715]: and I will cut off[03772][8689] thy prey[02964] from the earth[0776], and the voice[06963] of thy messengers[04397] shall no more be heard[08085][8735].
2:14 Woe[01945] to the bloody[01818] city[05892]! it is all full[04392] of lies[03585] and robbery[06563]; the prey[02964] departeth[04185][8686] not; bloody...: Heb. city of bloods
2:15 The noise[06963] of a whip[07752], and the noise[06963] of the rattling[07494] of the wheels[0212], and of the pransing[01725][8802] horses[05483], and of the jumping[07540][8764] chariots[04818].
2:16 The horseman[06571] lifteth up[05927][8688] both the bright[03851] sword[02719] and the glittering[01300] spear[02595]: and there is a multitude[07230] of slain[02491], and a great[03514] number of carcases[06297]; and there is none end[07097] of their corpses[01472]; they stumble[03782][8804][8675][03782][8735] upon their corpses[01472]: the bright...: Heb. the flame of the sword, and the lightning of the spear
2:17 Because of the multitude[07230] of the whoredoms[02183] of the wellfavoured[02896][02580] harlot[02181][8802], the mistress[01172] of witchcrafts[03785], that selleth[04376][8802] nations[01471] through her whoredoms[02183], and families[04940] through her witchcrafts[03785].
2:18 Behold, I am against thee, saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068] of hosts[06635]; and I will discover[01540][8765] thy skirts[07757] upon thy face[06440], and I will shew[07200][8689] the nations[01471] thy nakedness[04626], and the kingdoms[04467] thy shame[07036].
2:19 And I will cast[07993][8689] abominable filth[08251] upon thee, and make thee vile[05034][8765], and will set[07760][8804] thee as a gazingstock[07210].
2:20 And it shall come to pass, that all they that look[07200][8802] upon thee shall flee[05074][8799] from thee, and say[0559][8804], Nineveh[05210] is laid waste[07703][8795]: who will bemoan[05110][8799] her? whence[0370] shall I seek[01245][8762] comforters[05162][8764] for thee?
3:1 Art thou better[03190][8686] than populous[0527][8675][0528] No[04996], that was situate[03427][8802] among the rivers[02975], that had the waters[04325] round about[05439] it, whose rampart[02426] was the sea[03220], and her wall[02346] was from the sea[03220]? populous...: or, nourishing, etc: Heb. No Amon
3:2 Ethiopia[03568] and Egypt[04714] were her strength[06109], and it was infinite[0369][07097]; Put[06316] and Lubim[03864] were thy helpers[05833]. thy helpers: Heb. in thy help
3:3 Yet was she carried away[01473], she went[01980][8804] into captivity[07628]: her young children[05768] also were dashed in pieces[07376][8792] at the top[07218] of all the streets[02351]: and they cast[03032][8804] lots[01486] for her honourable men[03513][8737], and all her great men[01419] were bound[07576][8795] in chains[02131].
3:4 Thou also shalt be drunken[07937][8799]: thou shalt be hid[05956][8737], thou also shalt seek[01245][8762] strength[04581] because of the enemy[0341][8802].
3:5 All thy strong holds[04013] shall be like fig trees[08384] with the firstripe figs[01061]: if they be shaken[05128][8735], they shall even fall[05307][8804] into the mouth[06310] of the eater[0398][8802].
3:6 Behold, thy people[05971] in the midst[07130] of thee are women[0802]: the gates[08179] of thy land[0776] shall be set wide[06605][8800] open[06605][8738] unto thine enemies[0341][8802]: the fire[0784] shall devour[0398][8804] thy bars[01280].
3:7 Draw[07579][8798] thee waters[04325] for the siege[04692], fortify[02388][8761] thy strong holds[04013]: go[0935][8798] into clay[02916], and tread[07429][8798] the morter[02563], make strong[02388][8685] the brickkiln[04404].
3:8 There shall the fire[0784] devour[0398][8799] thee; the sword[02719] shall cut thee off[03772][8686], it shall eat thee up[0398][8799] like the cankerworm[03218]: make thyself many[03513][8690] as the cankerworm[03218], make thyself many[03513][8690] as the locusts[0697].
3:9 Thou hast multiplied[07235][8689] thy merchants[07402][8802] above the stars[03556] of heaven[08064]: the cankerworm[03218] spoileth[06584][8804], and flieth away[05774][8799]. spoileth: or, spreadeth himself
3:10 Thy crowned[04502] are as the locusts[0697], and thy captains[02951] as the great grasshoppers[01462], which camp[02583][8802] in the hedges[01448] in the cold[07135] day[03117], but when the sun[08121] ariseth[02224][8804] they flee away[05074][8776], and their place[04725] is not known[03045][8738] where[0335] they are .
3:11 Thy shepherds[07462][8802] slumber[05123][8804], O king[04428] of Assyria[0804]: thy nobles[0117] shall dwell[07931][8799] in the dust : thy people[05971] is scattered[06335][8738] upon the mountains[02022], and no man gathereth[06908][8764] them . nobles: or, valiant ones
3:12 There is no healing[03545] of thy bruise[07667]; thy wound[04347] is grievous[02470][8737]: all that hear[08085][8802] the bruit[08088] of thee shall clap[08628][8804] the hands[03709] over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness[07451] passed[05674][8804] continually[08548]? healing: Heb. wrinkling
3:13 The burden[04853] which Habakkuk[02265] the prophet[05030] did see[02372][8804].
3:14 O LORD[03068], how long shall I cry[07768][8765], and thou wilt not hear[08085][8799]! even cry out[02199][8799] unto thee of violence[02555], and thou wilt not save[03467][8686]!
3:15 Why dost thou shew[07200][8686] me iniquity[0205], and cause me to behold[05027][8686] grievance[05999]? for spoiling[07701] and violence[02555] are before me: and there are that raise up[05375][8799] strife[07379] and contention[04066].
3:16 Therefore the law[08451] is slacked[06313][8799], and judgment[04941] doth never[05331] go forth[03318][8799]: for the wicked[07563] doth compass[03803][8688] about the righteous[06662]; therefore wrong[06127][8794] judgment[04941] proceedeth[03318][8799]. wrong: or, wrested
3:17 Behold[07200][8798] ye among the heathen[01471], and regard[05027][8685], and wonder[08539][8690] marvellously[08539][8798]: for I will work[06466][8802] a work[06467] in your days[03117], which ye will not believe[0539][8686], though it be told[05608][8792] you .
3:18 For, lo, I raise up[06965][8688] the Chaldeans[03778], that bitter[04751] and hasty[04116][8737] nation[01471], which shall march[01980][8802] through the breadth[04800] of the land[0776], to possess[03423][8800] the dwellingplaces[04908] that are not theirs. breadth: Heb. breadths
3:19 They are terrible[0366] and dreadful[03372][8737]: their judgment[04941] and their dignity[07613] shall proceed[03318][8799] of themselves. their judgment...: or, from them shall proceed the judgment of these, and the captivity of these
