Nahum 2:1-13
An enemy army will destroy Nineveh
They want to
Put
Watch the road into the city!
Prepare to fight with all your
Enemy armies have attacked them.
They have destroyed their land and their
But the Lord will make Israel and Judah great again.
They have red
They are ready for the
The metal on their
The soldiers
They rush here and there across the city's open places.
Their chariots move like
They shine like bright lights.
They almost fall as they run to the city wall.
They put up their shields to cover their heads
as they prepare to attack.
The water causes the
Their enemy will lead them away as
The female slaves make sad noises like
They use their hands to hit themselves because they are
Now its people are running away,
like water that is pouring out of the pool.
People shout at them, ‘Stop, stop!’
But nobody turns to come back.
‘We will take the
The city is full of many valuable things.
There is plenty for us all!’
They destroy anything that remains.
They leave nothing.
Nineveh's people are weak and afraid.
Their knees and their whole bodies
Their faces become white.
Nineveh no longer has any power
It was like a home for strong
It was a place where the young lions could feed themselves.
It was a safe place where whole families of lions could live.
They were not afraid of any trouble.
that could kill other animals for food.
They could provide plenty of food
for their wives and their children.
They could bring home as many valuable things as they wanted.
‘I am your enemy!
I will use fire to destroy your
I will cause your strong young men to die in
You will no longer be able to attack other
and take their things for yourselves.
Other people will no longer listen to the voices of your