The (A)sound of the whip,
The sound of the roar of the wheel,
Galloping horses
And [a]bounding chariots!
Horsemen charging,
Swords flashing, (B)spears gleaming,
(C)Many killed, a mass of corpses,
And there is (D)no end to the dead bodies—
They stumble over [b]the dead bodies!
All because of the (E)many sexual acts of the prostitute,
The charming one, the (F)mistress of sorceries,
Who (G)sells nations by her sexual acts,
And families by her sorceries.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 3:2 Lit leaping
  2. Nahum 3:3 Lit their

The crack of whips,
    the clatter of wheels,
galloping horses
    and jolting chariots!
Charging cavalry,
    flashing swords
    and glittering spears!
Many casualties,
    piles of dead,
bodies without number,
    people stumbling over the corpses(A)
all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute,
    alluring, the mistress of sorceries,(B)
who enslaved nations by her prostitution(C)
    and peoples by her witchcraft.

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