They (A)set the table, they [a]spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;
“Rise up, captains, oil the shields,”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:5 Or spread out the rugs or possibly they arranged the seating

11 (A)Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
The Lord has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the (B)vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for His temple.

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(A)Proclaim this among the nations:
(B)Prepare a war; (C)rouse the mighty men!
Let all the soldiers draw near, let them come up!

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The Overthrow of Nineveh

[a]The one who (A)scatters has come up against [b]you.
Man the fortress, watch the road;
[c]Strengthen your back, [d]summon all your strength.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:1 Ch 2:2 in Heb
  2. Nahum 2:1 Lit your face
  3. Nahum 2:1 Lit Make strong your loins
  4. Nahum 2:1 Lit strengthen power greatly

14 (A)Draw for yourself water for the siege!
(B)Strengthen your fortifications!
Go into the clay and tread the mortar!
Take hold of the brick mold!

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