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I will (A)throw detestable filth on you
And (B)display you as a wicked fool
And set you up as a (C)spectacle.
And it will be that all who see you
Will flee from you and say,
‘Nineveh is devastated!
(D)Who will console her?’
Where will I seek comforters for you?”

Are you better than [a](E)No-amon,
Which sits along the (F)waters of the Nile,
With water surrounding her,
Whose rampart was [b]the sea,
Whose wall consisted of [c]the sea?

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 3:8 The city of Amon: Thebes
  2. Nahum 3:8 The Nile
  3. Nahum 3:8 The Nile

I will pelt you with filth,(A)
    I will treat you with contempt(B)
    and make you a spectacle.(C)
All who see you will flee(D) from you and say,
    ‘Nineveh(E) is in ruins(F)—who will mourn for her?’(G)
    Where can I find anyone to comfort(H) you?”

Are you better than(I) Thebes,(J)
    situated on the Nile,(K)
    with water around her?
The river was her defense,
    the waters her wall.

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