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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Nahum 2 BSB</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/nahum/2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap//nahum/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">BSB</a> > Nahum 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/berean/menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../nahum/1.htm" title="Nahum 1">◄</a> Nahum 2 <a href="../nahum/3.htm" title="Nahum 3">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Berean Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/heb/nahum/2.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Overthrow of Nineveh<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>One who scatters advances <p class="indent2"> against you, O Nineveh. <p class="indent1"> Guard the fortress! <p class="indent2"> Watch the road! <p class="indent1"> Brace yourselves!<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <p class="indent2"> Summon all your strength! <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob <p class="indent2"> like the splendor of Israel, <p class="indent1"> though destroyers have laid them waste <p class="indent2"> and ruined the branches of their vine. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The shields of his mighty men are red; <p class="indent2"> the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. <p class="indent1"> The fittings of the chariots flash like fire <p class="indent2"> on the day they are prepared, <p class="indent1"> and the spears of cypress <p class="indent2"> have been brandished.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The chariots dash through the streets; <p class="indent2"> they rush around the plazas, <p class="indent1"> appearing like torches, <p class="indent2"> darting about like lightning. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>He summons his nobles; <p class="indent2"> they stumble as they advance. <p class="indent1"> They race to its wall; <p class="indent2"> the protective shield is set in place. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The river gates are thrown open <p class="indent2"> and the palace collapses. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>It is decreed that the city be exiled <p class="indent2"> and carried away; <p class="indent1"> her maidservants moan like doves, <p class="indent2"> and beat upon their breasts. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Nineveh has been like a pool of water <p class="indent2"> throughout her days, <p class="indent2"> but now it is draining away. <p class="indent1">“Stop! Stop!” they cry, <p class="indent2"> but no one turns back. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Plunder the silver! <p class="indent2"> Plunder the gold!” <p class="indent1"> There is no end to the treasure, <p class="indent2"> an abundance of every precious thing. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>She is emptied! <p class="indent2"> Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! <p class="indent1"> Hearts melt, knees knock, <p class="indent2"> bodies tremble, and every face grows pale! <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Where is the lions’ lair <p class="indent2"> or the feeding ground of the young lions, <p class="indent1"> where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, <p class="indent2"> with nothing to frighten them away? <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The lion mauled enough for its cubs <p class="indent2"> and strangled prey for the lioness. <p class="indent1"> It filled its dens with the kill, <p class="indent2"> and its lairs with mauled prey. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/nahum/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Behold, I am against you,” <p class="indent2"> declares the LORD of Hosts. <p class="indent1">“I will reduce your chariots to cinders, <p class="indent2"> and the sword will devour your young lions. <p class="indent1"> I will cut off your prey from the earth, <p class="indent2"> and the voices of your messengers <p class="indent2"> will no longer be heard.”</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Hebrew <i>Strengthen your loins!</i><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Hebrew; alternately, the spears may be of <i>pine</i> or <i>juniper</i> or <i>fir</i>; LXX and Syriac <i>they are prepared, and the horsemen rush to and fro.</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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