The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 39: Nahum: The Challoner Revision
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The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 39: Nahum: The Challoner Revision
Bible. Nahum
2:11. Where is now the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of
the young lions, to which the lion went, to enter in thither, the young
lion, and there was none to make them afraid?
2:12. The lion caught enough for his whelps, and killed for his
lionesses: and he filled his holes with prey, and his den with rapine.
2:13. Behold I come against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will
burn thy chariots even to smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young
lions: and I will cut off thy prey out of the land, and the voice of thy
messengers shall be heard no more.
Nahum Chapter 3
The miserable destruction of Ninive.
3:1. Woe to thee, 0 city of blood, all full of lies and violence: rapine
shall not depart from thee.
3:2. The noise of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels,
and of the neighing horse; and of the running chariot, and of the
horsemen coming up,
3:3. And of the shining sword, and of the glittering spear, and of a
multitude slain, and of a grievous destruction: and there is no end of
carcasses, and they shall fall down on their dead bodies.
3:4. Because of the multitude of the fornications of the harlot that was
beautiful and agreeable, and that made use of witchcraft, that sold
nations through her fornications, and families through her witchcrafts.
3:5. Behold I come against thee, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will
discover thy shame to thy face, and will shew thy nakedness to the
nations, and thy shame to kingdoms.
3:6. And I will cast abominations upon thee, and will disgrace thee, and
will make an example of thee.
3:7. And it shall come to pass that every one that shall see thee, shall
flee from thee, and shall say: Ninive is laid waste: who shall bemoan
thee? whence shall I seek a comforter for thee?
3:8. Art thou better than the populous Alexandria, that dwelleth among
the rivers? waters are round about it: the sea is its riches: the waters
are its walls.
Populous Alexandria... No-Ammon. A populous city of Egypt destroyed by
the Chaldeans, and afterwards rebuilt by Alexander, and called
Alexandria. Others suppose No-Ammon to be the same as Diospolis.
3:9. Ethiopia and Egypt were the strength thereof, and there is no end:
Africa and the Libyans were thy helpers.
3:10. Yet she also was removed and carried into cap-tivity: her young
children were dashed in pieces at the top of every street, and they cast
lots upon her nobles, and all her great men were bound in fetters.
3:11. Therefore thou also shalt be made drunk, and shalt be despised:
and thou shalt seek help from the enemies.
3:12. All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with their green
figs: if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater.
3:13. Behold thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy
land shall be set wide open to thy enemies, the fire shall devour thy
bars.
3:14. Draw thee water for the siege, build up thy bulwarks: go into the
clay, and tread, work it and make brick.
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