1 To Judah See on the mountains the feet of the herald! 'Peace!' he proclaims. Judah, celebrate your feasts, carry out your vows, for Belial will never pass through you again; he has been utterly destroyed.
2 The destroyer has advanced on you, guarding the siege-works, watching the road, bracing himself, mustering great strength!
3 (For Yahweh has restored the vine of Jacob, yes, the vine of Israel, although the plunderers had plundered them, although they had snapped off their vine-shoots!)
4 The shields of his fighting men show red, his warriors are dressed in scarlet; the metal of the chariots sparkles as he prepares for battle; the horsemen are impatient for action;
5 the chariots storm through the streets, jostling one another in the squares; they look like blazing flames, like lightning they dash to and fro.
6 His captains are called out; stumbling as they go, they speed towards the wall, and the mantelet is put in position.
7 The sluices of the River are opened, and the palace melts in terror.
8 Beauty is taken captive, carried away, her slave-girls moaning like doves
9 and beating their breasts. Nineveh is like a lake, whose waters are draining away. 'Stop! Stop!' But no one turns back.
10 'Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!' There is no end to the treasure, a mass of everything you could desire!
11 Ravaged, wrecked, ruined! Heart fails and knees give way, anguish is in the loins of all, and every face grows pale!
12 Where is the lions' den now, the cave of the lion's whelps, where the lion and lioness walked with their cubs and no one molested them,
13 where the lion would tear up food for his whelps and strangle the kill for his mates, where he filled his caverns with prey and his lairs with spoil?
14 Look, I am against you!- declares Yahweh Sabaoth- I shall send your chariots up in smoke, and the sword will devour your whelps; I shall cut short your depredations on earth, and the voices of your envoys will be heard no more.
Versículos relacionados com Nahum, 2:
In Chapter 2 of the book of Naum, the fall of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, through a figurative and descriptive language is described. The chapter describes the approach of the invading army, the destruction of the city's walls, the escape of the inhabitants and the withdrawal of the city's treasure. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Naum 2:
Isaiah 13:17: "Behold, I will arouse the fears against them, that they do not care about silver, nor do they want gold." The prophet Isaiah, in his message of judgment against Babylon, announces that God will use fears to destroy it, even if they are not interested in the withdrawal of the city.
Jeremiah 50:15: "Shout against her around; she has already surrendered; her towers have fallen, her walls are knocked down, for this is the revenge of the Lord; . " The prophet Jeremiah also announces the fall of Babylon and the destruction of their walls and towers, as described in Naum 2.
Ezekiel 21:22: "In his hand is my son's wand, and he shall cut from them; and every tree will hide, and each one will choose a green branch for himself." In this verse, the prophet Ezekiel speaks of the sword of God who will punish the inhabitants of Jerusalem and can also be related to the description of destruction in Naum 2.
Psalm 46:6: "The nations stirred, the kingdoms moved; he raised his voice, and the earth melted." This psalm describes God's protection towards his people and his intervention in history, bringing judgment to the rebel nations, which resembles the message of Naum 2.
Zechariah 14:14: "And Judah will also fight in Jerusalem, and the riches of all surrounding nations, gold, and silver, and clothes in great abundance will be gathered. In this verse, Zechariah speaks of God's victory over the nations that will rise against Jerusalem and the taking of their goods, which resembles the description of the withdrawal in Naum 2.
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