From that land he went out to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rechovot-ir, Calah
Nahum 1:1 - Tree of Life Version The oracle concerning Nineveh—the book of the vision of Nahum 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. |
From that land he went out to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rechovot-ir, Calah
So King Sennacherib of Assyria withdrew, went away, and returned home, and stayed in Nineveh.
Oy to Assyria, the rod of My anger— the club in their hand is My indignation!
The burden of Moab. For in the night that Ar is devastated, Moab is ruined; for in the night that Kir is devastated, Moab is ruined.
The burden of Egypt: Behold, Adonai rides upon a swift cloud and comes to Egypt. Egypt’s idols tremble before Him and Egypt’s heart melts within them.
The burden of the desert by the sea: As windstorms sweep over the South, so it comes from the desert, a terrifying land.
The burden of the Valley of Vision: What is the matter with you now? For you have gone up to the rooftops.
The burden of Tyre. Wail, ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed. There is no house and no harbor. From the land of Cyprus, it was revealed to them.
The prophets who have been before me and before you of ancient times prophesied against many countries and against great kingdoms—of war, catastrophe and plague.
“Rise, go to the great city Nineveh and call out to her, for their evil has risen before me.”
What was erected will be exiled and carried away. Her handmaids are lamenting like the sound of doves, beating their breasts.
He will stretch out his hand against the north and devastate Assyria and make Nineveh as a wasteland— dry as a desert.
The burden of the word of Adonai is against the land of Hadrach and will rest upon Damascus. For the eyes of men and all the tribes of Israel are toward Adonai—