Woe to the Bloody City, Full of Lies & Robbery |
Nahum 3:1-19 The Book of Nahum [in Smaller Chunks] |
Woe to the bloody city! It is full of lies & robbery. [And they don't stop from] [plundering.] [Ezekiel 23:37-39 They have committed adultery, & blood is [on] their hands. |
And they have committed adultery with their idols. And have also caused their sons, whom they [bore] to Me, to pass through the fire, to devour them, for [idols.] |
[Additionally,] they have done this to Me. They have defiled My sanctuary [on] the same day, & have profaned My Sabbaths. For when they had [sacrificed] their children to their idols, then they came the same day into My sanctuary to profane it. And, [look,] they have done [this] in the midst of [My] house.] |
[And neither does] the noise [from] the: whip; rattling wheels; [galloping] horses; & [jostling] chariots [stop.] The [horsemen] lift up both the bright sword & the glittering spear. And there [are] a multitude of [dead,] & a [large] number of [corpses.] And there is [no] end of their corpses. |
They stumble upon their corpses: because of the multitude of the [infidelities] of the well-favored harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, [who] sells nations through her [unfaithful harlotry,] & [sells] families through her witchcrafts. |
[Isaiah 47:12-14 Now, stand with your enchantments, & with the multitude of your sorceries, [in which] you have labored from your youth. If you [are] able to [benefit,] you may prevail. |
You [are tired] [with] the multitude of your [advisors.] Now, let the: astrologers; stargazers; monthly prognosticators, [a.k.a. those who predict the future every month,] stand up & save you from these things that shall [happen to] you.] |
The Lord of Hosts says, [Look,] I Am against you, & I will [uncover] your skirts, [& lift them over] your face. And I will [declare to] the nations, your nakedness, & your shame[to] the kingdoms. [Hosea 2:10 And I will now [uncover] her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, & [no one] shall deliver her [from My] hand.] |
And I will [throw] filth [that is] abominable, upon you, & make you vile, [a.k.a. repulsive,] & will [put] you [like] [a spectacle, to be gazed at.] And it shall [happen,] that all [those, who] look upon you, shall flee from you, & say, Nineveh is laid [to] waste. Who will [mourn for] her? |
[Where] shall I seek comforters, for you? [Revelation 18:9-10 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication, [a.k.a. adultery,] & lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, & [mourn] [for] her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, standing far [away,] for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, Babylon, that mighty city! For in 1 hour your judgment [has] come.] |
[Are] you better than, [very populated,] No, that was [situated] among the rivers, that had the waters [all around] it, whose rampart, [a.k.a. wall for defense,] was the sea & her wall, was from the sea? |
[Jeremiah 46:25 The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says; [Look,] I will punish the multitude of No, Pharaoh, & Egypt, with their gods, & their kings, even Pharaoh, & all [those, who] trust in him.] |
Ethiopia & Egypt were her infinite strength, & Put & Lubim were your helpers. [Still,] she was carried away, & she went into captivity. Her young children were also dashed [into] pieces, at the top of all the streets. And they cast lots for her honorable men, & all her [important] men were bound in chains. |
[2 Kings 8:12 And Hazael said, Why do you weep my lord? And [Elisha] answered, Because I know the evil that you will do to the children [people] of Israel. You will set their strongholds on fire. You will slay their young men with the sword, & will dash their children, & rip up their [pregnant] women.] |
You shall also be [drunk,] & you shall be [hidden.] Also, you shall seek strength, because of the enemy. All your strongholds shall be like fir trees, with the first ripe figs. If they [are] shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater. |
[Revelation 6:12-13 And I [saw] when He had opened the 6th seal, & [looked &] there was a [large] earthquake. And the sun became black [like] sackcloth [made] of hair, & the moon became [like] blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, even [like] a fig tree casts her [unripe] figs, when she is shaken [by] a mighty wind.] |
[Look,] your people in the midst of you, are women. The gates of your land shall be [opened] wide to your enemies. The fire shall devour your [gate's] bars. Draw [yourselves water] for the [battle,] & fortify your strongholds. Go [make bricks with the] clay, & [mix] the mortar, & make [them] strong, [fired] in the brick kiln. |
There, the fire shall devour you & the sword shall cut you off. It shall eat you up, like the canker-worm. [Multiply yourselves, like] the many locusts. [Joel 1:4 [What] the palmer-worm has left, the [locusts] have eaten. [What] the [locusts] have left, the canker-worm have eaten. And [what] the canker-worm have left, the [caterpillars] have eaten.] |
You have multiplied your merchants above the [number of] stars of heaven. The canker-worm [plunders] & flees away. [Revelation 18:15-18 The merchants of these things, [who] were made rich by her, shall stand [far way,] for fear of her torment. |
Weeping & wailing, & saying, Alas, alas, that [large] city, that was clothed in fine linen, purple, & scarlet, & [decorated] with gold, precious stones, & pearls! For in 1 hour, [such] great riches [have] come to [nothing.] |
And every ship master, [a.k.a. captain,] & all the [fleets] of ships, & sailors, as many as trade by sea, stood [far away,] & cried [out] when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is [similar] to this great city!] |
[Those] [of your] crowned [officials] are [like] the locusts, & your captains [are] [like large] grasshoppers, [that stay] in the hedges [on] the cold day. But when the sun arises, they flee away, & their [hiding] place, where they are, isn't known. |
O king of Assyria, your shepherds [sleep,] & your nobles shall dwell in the [dirt.] Your people [are] scattered upon the mountains, & no man gathers them. [Jeremiah 23:1-2 The Lord says, Woe be to the pastors, [a.k.a. shepherds, who] destroy & scatter the sheep of My pasture! |
Therefore, the Lord God of Israel says [this,] against the pastors, [who] feed My people. You have scattered My flock, & driven them away, & haven't visited them. [Watch,] I will visit, [a.k.a. punish,] you [for] the evil of your actions.] |
There is no healing [for] your [injury] & your wound is grievous. [Ezekiel 34:15-16 The Lord God says, I will feed my flock, & I will cause them to lie down. I will seek [those, who] were lost, & bring again, [those, who were] driven away. |
And will [bandage] up, [what] was broken, & will strengthen, [those, who were] sick. But I will destroy the fat & the strong, [a.k.a. powerful.] I will feed them with judgment, [a.k.a. justice.] |
All, [who] hear the [news] of you, shall clap [their] hands over you. For whom, hasn't your wickedness continually [affected?] [Zephaniah 2:15 Is this the rejoicing city, that dwelt [securely,] & said, in her heart, I am, & there [are] none [besides] me? How she [has] become a desolation & a place for [animals] to lie down in! Everyone, [who] passes by her, shall hiss, & shall [shake] his hand.] |