The oracleof Nineveh.The bookof the visionof Nahumthe Elkoshite.
From that landhe wentforthinto Assyria,and builtNinevehand Rehoboth-Irand Calah,
So Sennacheribkingof Assyriadepartedand returned[home], and livedat Nineveh.
Woeto Assyria,the rodof My angerAnd the staffin whose handsis My indignation,
The oracleconcerning BabylonwhichIsaiahthe sonof Amozsaw.
In the yearthat KingAhazdiedthisoraclecame:
The oracleconcerning Moab.Surelyin a nightArof Moabis devastated[and] ruined;Surelyin a nightKirof Moabis devastated[and] ruined.
The oracleconcerning Egypt.Behold,the LORDis ridingon a swiftcloudand is about to cometo Egypt;The idolsof Egyptwill trembleat His presence,And the heartof the Egyptianswill meltwithinthem.
The oracleconcerning the wildernessof the sea.As windstormsin the Negevsweepon, It comesfrom the wilderness,from a terrifyingland.
The oracleconcerning the valleyof vision.Whatis the matter with you now,that you have allgoneup to the housetops?
The oracleconcerning Tyre.Wail,O shipsof Tarshish,For [Tyre] is destroyed,withouthouse[or] harbor;It is reportedto them from the landof Cyprus.
"The prophetswhowere beforeme and beforeyou from ancienttimesprophesiedagainstmanylandsand againstgreatkingdoms,of warand of calamityand of pestilence.
"Arise,goto Ninevehthe greatcityand cryagainstit, for their wickednesshas comeup beforeMe."
Though Nineveh[was] like a poolof waterthroughouther days,Now they are fleeing;"Stop,stop,"But nooneturnsback.
The oraclewhichHabakkukthe prophetsaw.
And He will stretchout His handagainstthe northAnd destroyAssyria,And He will makeNineveha desolation,Parchedlike the wilderness.
The burdenof the wordof the LORDis against the landof Hadrach,with Damascusas its restingplace(for the eyesof men,especially of allthe tribesof Israel,are toward the LORD),
The oracleof the wordof the LORDto IsraelthroughMalachi.
