I will cast abominable filth upon you,
Make you (A)vile,[a]
And make you (B)a spectacle.
It shall come to pass that all who look upon you
(C)Will flee from you, and say,
(D)‘Nineveh is laid waste!
(E)Who will bemoan her?’
Where shall I seek comforters for you?”

(F)Are you better than (G)No[b] Amon
That was situated by the [c]River,
That had the waters around her,
Whose rampart was the sea,
Whose wall was the sea?

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 3:6 despicable
  2. Nahum 3:8 Ancient Thebes; Tg., Vg. populous Alexandria
  3. Nahum 3:8 Lit. rivers, the Nile and the surrounding canals

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