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The earth will be desolate for those living in it, as a result of their deeds.

Adonai is a jealous and vengeful God. Adonai avenges; he knows how to be angry. Adonai takes vengeance on his foes and stores up wrath for his enemies.

For like men drunk with liquor, they will be burned up like tangled thorns, like straw completely dry.

This is a prophecy about Ninveh, the book of the vision of Nachum the Elkoshi: Adonai is a jealous and vengeful God. Adonai avenges; he knows how to be angry. Adonai takes vengeance on his foes and stores up wrath for his enemies. Adonai is slow to anger, but great in power; and he does not leave the guilty unpunished. Adonai 's path is in the whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. He rebukes the sea and leaves it dry, he dries up all the rivers. Bashan and the Karmel languish; the flower of the L'vanon withers. The mountains quake before him, and the hills dissolve; the earth collapses in his presence, the world and everyone living in it. Who can withstand his fury? Who can endure his fierce anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, the rocks broken to pieces before him. Adonai is good, a stronghold in time of trouble; he takes care of those who take refuge in him. But with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of [Ninveh's] place, and darkness will pursue his enemies. What are you planning against Adonai ? He is making an end [of it]; trouble will not arise a second time. For like men drunk with liquor, they will be burned up like tangled thorns, like straw completely dry. Out of you, [Ninveh,] he came, one who plots evil against Adonai , who counsels wickedness. Here is what Adonai says: "Though they be many and strong, they will be cut down, they will pass; and though I have made you suffer, I will make you suffer no more. Now I will break his yoke from your necks and snap the chains that bind you. Adonai gave this order concerning you: you will have no descendants to bear your name; from the house of your god I will cut off carved image and cast metal image; I will prepare your grave, because you are worthless."

Look! On the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, proclaiming shalom. Keep your festivals, Y'hudah, fulfill your vows; for B'liya‘al will never pass through you again; he has been completely destroyed.

For Adonai is restoring the pride of Ya‘akov, along with the pride of Isra'el; because plunderers have plundered them and ravaged their vines.

The shields of [Ninveh's] warriors are [dyed] red; the soldiers are wearing scarlet. The steel of the chariots flashes like fire as they prepare for battle. The cypress [spears] are poisoned.

The lion would tear up food for his cubs and strangle prey for his lionesses; he used to fill his caves with prey, his lairs with torn flesh. "I am against you," says Adonai -Tzva'ot. "Her chariots I will send up in smoke, the sword will consume your lion cubs, I will destroy your prey from the earth, and your envoys' voices will be heard no more."

Then all who see you will recoil from you; they will say, ‘Ninveh is destroyed!' Who will mourn for her? Where can I find people to comfort you?"

Still she went captive into exile, her infants torn to pieces at every streetcorner. Lots were drawn for her nobles, and all her great men were bound in chains.

Draw water for the siege! Strengthen your fortifications! Go down in the clay, tread the mortar, Take hold of the mold for bricks!

Your wound cannot be healed. Your injury is fatal. Everyone hearing the news about you claps his hands in joy over you. For who has not been overwhelmed by your relentless cruelty?

"Look around among the nations! What you see will completely astound you! For what is going to be done in your days you will not believe, even when you are told.

All of them come for violence, their faces set eagerly forward, scooping up captives like sand.

For the vision is meant for its appointed time; it speaks of the end, and it does not lie. It may take a while, but wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay.

Truly, wine is treacherous; the arrogant will not live at peace but keeps expanding his desires like Sh'ol; like death, he can never be satisfied; he keeps collecting all the nations for himself, rallying to himself all the peoples.

"‘Woe to him who seeks unjust gain for his household, putting his nest on the heights, in order to be safe from the reach of harm.

For the very stones will cry out from the wall, and a beam in the framework will answer them.

so that people toil for what will be burned up, and nations exhaust themselves to no purpose. Isn't all this from Adonai -Tzva'ot?

For the earth will be as full of the knowledge of Adonai 's glory as water covering the sea.