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10 Yet she (A)became an exile;
She went into captivity;
Also her (B)infants were dashed to pieces
(C)At the head of every street;
They (D)cast lots for her honorable men,
And all her great men were bound with fetters.
11 You too will become (E)drunk;
You will be (F)hidden.
You too will search for a strong defense from the enemy.
12 All your fortifications are (G)fig trees with [a](H)ripe fruit—
When shaken, they fall into the eater’s mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 3:12 Lit first fruits

10 Yet she was taken captive(A)
    and went into exile.
Her infants were dashed(B) to pieces
    at every street corner.
Lots(C) were cast for her nobles,
    and all her great men were put in chains.(D)
11 You too will become drunk;(E)
    you will go into hiding(F)
    and seek refuge from the enemy.

12 All your fortresses are like fig trees
    with their first ripe fruit;(G)
when they are shaken,
    the figs(H) fall into the mouth of the eater.

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