2For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob
         Like the splendor of Israel,
         Even though devastators have devastated them
         And destroyed their vine branches.

3The shields of his mighty men are colored red,
         The warriors are dressed in scarlet,
         The chariots are enveloped in flashing steel
         When he is prepared to march,
         And the cypress spears are brandished.

4The chariots race madly in the streets,
         They rush wildly in the squares,
         Their appearance is like torches,
         They dash to and fro like lightning flashes.

5He remembers his nobles;
         They stumble in their march,
         They hurry to her wall,
         And the mantelet is set up.

6The gates of the rivers are opened
         And the palace is dissolved.

7It is fixed:
         She is stripped, she is carried away,
         And her handmaids are moaning like the sound of doves,
         Beating on their breasts.

8Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days,
         Now they are fleeing;
         “Stop, stop,”
         But no one turns back.

9Plunder the silver!
         Plunder the gold!
         For there is no limit to the treasure—
         Wealth from every kind of desirable object.

10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and waste!
         Hearts are melting and knees knocking!
         Also anguish is in the whole body
         And all their faces are grown pale!

11Where is the den of the lions
         And the feeding place of the young lions,
         Where the lion, lioness and lion’s cub prowled,
         With nothing to disturb them?

12The lion tore enough for his cubs,
         Killed enough for his lionesses,
         And filled his lairs with prey
         And his dens with torn flesh.

      13“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of hosts. “I will burn up her chariots in smoke, a sword will devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the land, and no longer will the voice of your messengers be heard.”

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American Standard Version
For Jehovah restoreth the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the emptiers have emptied them out, and destroyed their vine-branches.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the Lord hath rendered the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel: because the spoilers have laid them waste, and have marred their vine branches.

Darby Bible Translation
For Jehovah hath brought again the glory of Jacob, as the glory of Israel; for the wasters have wasted them, and marred their vine-branches.

English Revised Version
For the LORD bringeth again the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.

Webster's Bible Translation
For the LORD hath turned away the excellence of Jacob, as the excellence of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.

World English Bible
For Yahweh restores the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the destroyers have destroyed them, and ruined their vine branches.

Young's Literal Translation
For turned back hath Jehovah to the excellency of Jacob, As to the excellency of Israel, For emptied them out have emptiers, And their branches they have marred.Conclusion
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J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

God's People Delivered
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Nahum
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