Naum 2

O cerco e tomada de Nínive

1 Aquele que *Jr 51.20-23destroça subiu diante de ti. *Na 2.5;Na 3.12,14Guarda a fortaleza, vigia o caminho, robustece os lombos, fortifica bem a tua força. 2 Pois Jeová restaura *Is 60.15a excelência de Jacó, *Ez 37.21-23bem como a excelência de Israel; porque saqueadores *Jr 48.11os têm saqueado *Sl 80.12-13e lhes têm destruído os sarmentos. 3 Os escudos dos seus heróis tingem-se de vermelho, os seus valentes estão vestidos de *Ez 23.14-15escarlate; os carros resplandecem de aço no dia do seu apercebimento, *Jó 39.23e as lanças são brandidas. 4 *Na 3.2-3;Is 66.15;Ez 26.10Os carros andam furiosamente nas ruas, cruzam as praças em todas as direções; parecem como tochas, *Jr 4.13correm como os relâmpagos. 5 Ele se lembra dos seus *Na 3.18nobres. *Jr 46.12Tropeçam no seu caminho; apressam-se para chegar ao muro dela, e a manta está armada. 6 *Na 1.8;3.13;Is 45.1As portas dos rios abrem-se, e o palácio está dissolvido. 7 Está decretado: está ela despida, levada cativa; as suas servas *Is 38.14;59.11gemem como pombas, *Is 32.12batendo nos seus peitos.

8 *Na 1.1;3.7Nínive, desde tempos antigos, tem sido como *Is 14.23um tanque de água; contudo, fogem. Parai, parai, clamam eles; mas *Jr 46.5;47.3ninguém olha para trás. 9 *Sf 1.18;Ap 18.12,16Saqueai a prata, saqueai o ouro; pois não há fim do tesouro, da glória de todos os móveis preciosos. 10 Ela está *Na 2.2;Is 24.1;34.10-15vácua, vazia e despojada; *Sl 22.14;Is 13.7-8;Ez 21.7o coração se derrete, e os joelhos tremem, e em todos os lombos há angústia, *Jl 2.6e os rostos de todos eles empalidecem. 11 Onde está o *Na 3.1;Is 5.29;Jr 4.7covil dos leões, e a habitação dos leões novos, onde andavam o leão, e a leoa, e o cachorro do leão, sem haver ninguém que os espantasse? 12 O leão despedaçou o que bastava para os seus cachorros, e afogou para as suas leoas, *Is 10.6-14;Jr 51.34e encheu de presa as suas covas, e de rapina, os seus covis. 13 Eis que *Na 3.5;Jr 21.13;Ez 5.8eu sou contra ti, diz Jeová dos Exércitos *Js 11.6,9;Sl 46.9e queimarei no fumo os teus carros, e a espada devorará os teus leões novos; *Na 3.1,12;Is 49.24-25exterminarei da terra a tua presa, e *2Rs 18.17-25;19.9-13a voz dos teus mensageiros não se ouvirá mais.

1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.*2.1 He…: or, The disperser, or, hammer 2 For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.*2.2 the excellency of Jacob…: or, the pride of Jacob as the pride, etc 3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.*2.3 in scarlet: or, dyed scarlet*2.3 flaming: or, fiery 4 The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.*2.4 they: Heb. their show 5 He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.*2.5 worthies: or, gallants*2.5 defence: Heb. covering, or, coverer 6 The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.*2.6 dissolved: or, molten 7 And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.*2.7 Huzzab: or, that which was established, or, there was a stand made*2.7 led…: or, discovered 8 But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.*2.8 of old: or, from the days that she hath been*2.8 look back: or, cause them to turn 9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.*2.9 for…: or, and their infinite store, etc*2.9 pleasant…: Heb. vessels of desire 10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

11 Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid? 12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin. 13 Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.