Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

Nahum 2

The fearful and victorious armies of God against Nineveh.

 2:1 ¶ He that dasheth in pieces 6327 z8688 is come up 5927 z8804 before x5921 thy face: 6440 keep 5341 z8800 the munition, 4694 watch 6822 z8761 the way: 1870 make [thy] loines y4975 strong: 2388 z8761 x4975 fortifie 553 z8761 [thy] power 3581 mightily. 3966

 2:2 For x3588 the LORD 3068 hath turned away 7725 z8804 x853 the excellencie 1347 of Iacob, 3290 as the excellencie 1347 of Israel: 3478 for x3588 the emptiers 1238 z8802 haue emptied x1238 them out, y1238 z8804 and marred 7843 z8765 their vine branches. 2156

 2:3 The shield 4043 of his mightie men 1368 is made red, 119 z8794 the valiant 2428 men y582 x376 are in scarlet: 8529 z8794 the charets 7393 [shall bee] with flaming 784 torches 6393 in the day 3117 of his preparation, 3559 z8687 and the firre trees 1265 shall bee terribly shaken. 7477 z8717

 2:4 The charets 7393 shall rage 1984 z8704 in the streets, 2351 they shall iustle one against another 8264 z8698 in the broad wayes: 7339 they shall seeme 4758 like torches, 3940 they shall runne 7323 z8787 like the lightnings. 1300

 2:5 Hee shall recount 2142 z8799 his worthies: 117 they shall stumble 3782 z8735 in their walke: 1979 they shall make haste 4116 z8762 to the wal 2346 thereof, and the defence 5526 z8802 shall bee prepared. 3559 z8717

 2:6 The gates 8179 of the riuers 5104 shall bee opened, 6605 z8738 and the palace 1964 shall bee dissolued. 4127 z8738

 2:7 And Huzzab 5324 z8717 shall be led away captiue, 1540 z8795 she shall be brought vp, 5927 z8717 and her maids 519 shall leade 5090 z8764 [her] as with the voyce 6963 of doues, 3123 tabring 8608 z8781 vpon x5921 their breasts. 3824

 2:8 But Nineueh 5210 is of olde 3117 x4480 like a poole 1295 of water: 4325 yet they x1992 shall flee away. 5127 z8801 Stand, 5975 z8798 stand 5975 z8798 [shall they cry]: but none x369 shal looke backe. 6437 z8688

 2:9 Take ye the spoyle 962 z8798 of siluer, 3701 take the spoile 962 z8798 of golde: 2091 for there is none x369 end 7097 of the store, 8498 [and] glory 3519 out of all x4480 x3605 the pleasant 2532 furniture. 3627

 2:10 Shee is emptie, 950 and voide, 4003 and waste, 1110 z8794 and the heart 3820 melteth, 4549 z8738 and the knees 1290 smite together, 6375 and much paine 2479 is in all x3605 loynes, 4975 and the faces 6440 of them all x3605 gather 6908 z8765 blacknesse. 6289

 2:11 Where x346 is the dwelling 4583 of the Lions, 738 and the feeding place 4829 of the yong Lions? 3715 where x834 x8033 the Lion, 738 [euen] the olde Lion 3833 walked, 1980 z8804 and the Lions 738 whelpe, 1482 and none x369 made [them] afraid. 2729 z8688

 2:12 The Lion 738 did teare in pieces 2963 z8802 enough 1767 for his whelpes, 1484 [and] strangled 2614 z8764 for his Lionesses, 3833 and filled 4390 z8762 his holes 2356 with pray, 2964 and his dens 4585 with rauine. 2966

 2:13 Behold, x2009 I [am] against x413 thee, saith 5002 z8803 the LORD 3068 of hosts, 6635 and I will burne 1197 z8689 her charets 7393 in the smoke, 6227 and the sword 2719 shall deuoure 398 z8799 thy yong Lions, 3715 and I wil cut off 3772 z8689 thy pray 2964 from the earth, 776 x4480 and the voice 6963 of thy messengers 4397 shall no x3808 more x5750 be heard. 8085 z8735