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Nahum 2:1

One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!

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ASV

He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thee: keep the fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

KJV

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.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עָלָ֥ה'a.Lahhe has come upH5927 →
מֵפִ֛יץme.Fitz[one who] scattersH6327 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
פָּנַ֖יִךְpa.Na.yikhface yourH6440 →
נָצ֣וֹרna.TzorguardH5341 →
מְצֻרָ֑הme.tzu.Rah[the] fortificationH4694 →
צַפֵּה־tza.peh-watchH6822 →
דֶ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekh[the] roadH1870 →
חַזֵּ֣קcha.ZekstrengthenH2388 →
מָתְנַ֔יִםma.te.Na.yim[the] loinsH4975 →
אַמֵּ֥ץ'a.Metzmake strongH553 →
כֹּ֖חַKo.achstrengthH3581 →
מְאֹֽד׃me.'OdexceedinglyH3966 →

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Joel 3:9–11Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!2 Chronicles 25:8Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”Jeremiah 51:20–23“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.Jeremiah 51:11–12Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple.Jeremiah 50:23How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!Nahum 3:14Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!Jeremiah 46:3–10“Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!Jeremiah 46:3“Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!Jeremiah 51:12Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the watchmen; prepare the ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon.Isaiah 14:6It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.Isaiah 13:18Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children.Nahum 3:11You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy.Nahum 3:14–15Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!Jeremiah 25:9behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.

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