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They (A)set the table, they [a]spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;
“Rise up, commanders, oil the shields,”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:5 Or spread out the rugs; or possibly they arranged the seating

11 (A)Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
Yahweh has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes
Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the (B)vengeance of Yahweh, vengeance for His temple.

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(A)Call out this message among the nations:
(B)Set yourselves apart for a war; (C)rouse the mighty men!
Let all the men of war approach, let them come up!

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Yahweh’s Destruction of Nineveh

[a]The one who (A)scatters has come up against [b]you.
Guard the fortification, watch the road;
Strengthen your loins, [c]instill your power with exceeding courage.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:1 Ch 2:2 in Heb
  2. Nahum 2:1 Lit your face
  3. Nahum 2:1 Or make your power courageous

14 (A)Draw for yourself water for the siege!
(B)Strengthen your fortifications!
Go into the clay and tread the mortar!
[a]Take hold of the brick mold!

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 3:14 Or strengthen, cf. 3:14a