The oracleof Nineveh.The bookof the visionof Nahumthe Elkoshite.
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),
"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 oracleconcerning BabylonwhichIsaiahthe sonof Amozsaw.
From that landhe wentforthinto Assyria,and builtNinevehand Rehoboth-Irand Calah,
The oracleconcerning Tyre.Wail,O shipsof Tarshish,For [Tyre] is destroyed,withouthouse[or] harbor;It is reportedto them from the landof Cyprus.
The oracleconcerning the wildernessof the sea.As windstormsin the Negevsweepon, It comesfrom the wilderness,from a terrifyingland.
The oracleconcerning Moab.Surelyin a nightArof Moabis devastated[and] ruined;Surelyin a nightKirof Moabis devastated[and] ruined.
In the yearthat KingAhazdiedthisoraclecame:
The oracleconcerning the valleyof vision.Whatis the matter with you now,that you have allgoneup to the housetops?
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.
So Sennacheribkingof Assyriadepartedand returned[home], and livedat Nineveh.
The oraclewhichHabakkukthe prophetsaw.
The oracleof the wordof the LORDto IsraelthroughMalachi.
Woeto Assyria,the rodof My angerAnd the staffin whose handsis My indignation,
"The prophetswhowere beforeme and beforeyou from ancienttimesprophesiedagainstmanylandsand againstgreatkingdoms,of warand of calamityand of pestilence.
