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Nahum 2:5-7
International Children’s Bible
Nahum 2:5-7
International Children’s Bible
5 He[a] calls his officers.
But they fall down on the way.
They hurry to the city wall.
The shield is put into place.
6 The river gates are thrown open.
And the palace is destroyed.
7 It has been announced that the people of Nineveh
will be captured and carried away.
The slave girls moan like doves.
They beat their breasts because they are sad.
Footnotes
- 2:5 He This probably means the king of Assyria.
Nahum 2:5-7
New International Version
Nahum 2:5-7
New International Version
5 Nineveh summons her picked troops,
yet they stumble(A) on their way.
They dash to the city wall;
the protective shield is put in place.
6 The river gates(B) are thrown open
and the palace collapses.
7 It is decreed[a] that Nineveh
be exiled and carried away.
Her female slaves moan(C) like doves
and beat on their breasts.(D)
Footnotes
- Nahum 2:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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