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Nahum 3:1-7

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Nineveh’s Complete Ruin

1Woe to the bloody city, completely full of lies and pillage;

Her prey does not leave.

2The sound of the whip,

The sound of the roar of the wheel,

Galloping horses

And bounding chariots!

3Horsemen charging,

Swords flashing, spears gleaming,

Many killed, a mass of corpses,

And there is no end to the dead bodies—

They stumble over the dead bodies!

4All because of the many sexual acts of the prostitute,

The charming one, the mistress of sorceries,

Who sells nations by her sexual acts,

And families by her sorceries.

5“Behold, I am against you,” declares the Lord of armies;

“And I will lift up your skirts over your face,

And show the nations your nakedness,

And the kingdoms your shame.

6“I will throw filth on you

And declare you worthless,

And set you up as a spectacle.

7“And it will come about that all who see you

Will shrink from you and say,

‘Nineveh is devastated!

Who will have sympathy for her?’

Where shall I seek comforters for you?”