From that landhe wentforthinto Assyria,and builtNinevehand Rehoboth-Irand Calah,
and ResenbetweenNinevehand Calah;that is the greatcity.
So Sennacheribkingof Assyriadepartedand returned[home], and livedat Nineveh.
they approachedZerubbabeland the headsof fathers'[households], and saidto them, "Let us buildwith you, for we, like you, seekyour God;and we have been sacrificingto Him sincethe daysof Esarhaddonkingof Assyria,who broughtus up here."
Assyriaalsohas joinedwith them; They havebecomea helpto the childrenof Lot.Selah.
So Sennacheribkingof Assyriadepartedand returned[home] and livedat Nineveh.
"Haran,Canneh,Eden,the tradersof Sheba,Asshur[and] Chilmadtradedwith you.
"Assyriais thereand allher company;her gravesare roundabouther. Allof them are slain,fallenby the sword,
"Assyriawill not saveus, We will not rideon horses;Norwill we sayagain,Our god,'To the workof our hands;For in You the orphanfindsmercy."
"Arise,goto Ninevehthe greatcityand cryagainstit, for their wickednesshas comeup beforeMe."
They will shepherdthe landof Assyriawith the sword,The landof Nimrodat its entrances;And He will deliver[us] from the AssyrianWhenhe attacksour landAnd whenhe tramplesour territory.
The oracleof Nineveh.The bookof the visionof Nahumthe Elkoshite.
Though Nineveh[was] like a poolof waterthroughouther days,Now they are fleeing;"Stop,stop,"But nooneturnsback.
"And it will comeabout that allwho seeyou Will shrinkfrom you and say,'Ninevehis devastated!Whowill grievefor her?' Wherewill I seekcomfortersfor you?"
And He will stretchout His handagainstthe northAnd destroyAssyria,And He will makeNineveha desolation,Parchedlike the wilderness.
"NeverthelessKainwill be consumed;Howlongwill Asshurkeepyou captive?"
"But ships[shall come] from the coastof Kittim,And they shall afflictAsshurand will afflictEber;So they also[will come] to destruction."
