Out of that land he went forth into Ashur, and built Nineveh, Rechovot-Ir, Kelach,
Nahum 1:1 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) An oracle about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nachum the Elkoshite. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THE BURDEN or oracle (the thing to be lifted up) concerning Nineveh [the capital of Assyria]. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh. American Standard Version (1901) The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. Common English Bible An oracle about Nineveh: the scroll containing the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. Catholic Public Domain Version The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The burden of Ninive. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elcesite. |
Out of that land he went forth into Ashur, and built Nineveh, Rechovot-Ir, Kelach,
So Sancheriv king of Ashur departed, and went and returned, and lived at Nineveh.
Alas Ashur, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation!
The burden of Mo'av: for in a night, `Ar of Mo'av is laid waste, and brought to nothing; for in a night Kir of Mo'av is laid waste, and brought to nothing.
The burden of Egypt: *Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud, and comes to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.
The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it comes from the wilderness, from an awesome land.
The burden of the valley of vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops?
The burden of Tzor. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.
The prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.
*Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.*
But Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water, yet they flee away. *Stop! Stop!* they cry, but no one looks back.
He will stretch out his hand against the north, destroy Ashur, and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like the wilderness.
An oracle. The word of the LORD is against the land of Chadrakh, and will rest upon Damascus; for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Yisra'el is toward the LORD;