Cross References

Nahum 2:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Nineveh is disgraced. The queen is dragged off. Her servant women mourn; they sound like doves, and they beat their breasts in sorrow.

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Slap your breasts in sorrow because of what happened to the fruitful fields and vineyards,

I cry like a swallow; I mourn like a dove. My eyes are red from looking to you, LORD. I am terribly abused. Please come and help me.

We growl like bears and mourn like doves. We hope for justice and victory, but they escape us.

Anyone who survives will escape into the hills, like doves who leave the valleys to find safety. All of you will moan because of your sins.

The river gates fly open, and panic floods the palace.

Your army is weak. Fire has destroyed the crossbars on your city gates; now they stand wide open to your enemy.

While Peter was still in the courtyard, a servant girl of the high priest came up

A large crowd was following Jesus, and in the crowd a lot of women were crying and weeping for him.

A crowd had gathered to see the terrible sight. Then after they had seen it, they felt brokenhearted and went home.