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But like a rushing flood, he will completely destroy Nineveh; he will chase his enemies until he kills them.

Destroyers have destroyed God's people and ruined their vines, but the Lord will bring back Jacob's greatness like Israel's greatness.

He calls his officers, but they stumble on the way. They hurry to the city wall, and the shield is put into place.

Nineveh is like a pool, and now its water is draining away. "Stop! Stop!" the people yell, but no one turns back.

But Thebes was captured and went into captivity. Her small children were beaten to death at every street corner. Lots were thrown for her important men, and all of her leaders were put in chains.

Your traders are more than the stars in the sky, but like locusts, they strip the land and then fly away.

Lord , how long must I ask for help and you ignore me? I cry out to you about violence, but you do not save us!

It is not yet time for the message to come true, but that time is coming soon; the message will come true. It may seem like a long time, but be patient and wait for it, because it will surely come; it will not be delayed.

The evil nation is very proud of itself; it is not living as it should. But those who are right with God will live by faith.

But all the nations the Babylonians have hurt will laugh at them. They will make fun of the Babylonians and say, ‘How terrible it will be for the one that steals many things. How long will that nation get rich by forcing others to pay them?'

You hurt many people in Lebanon, but now you will be hurt. You killed many animals there, and now you must be afraid because of what you did to that land, those cities, and the people who lived in them.

"An idol does no good, because a human made it; it is only a statue that teaches lies. The one who made it expects his own work to help him, but he makes idols that can't even speak!

But you marched through the sea with your horses, stirring the great waters.

I hear these things, and my body trembles; my lips tremble when I hear the sound. My bones feel weak, and my legs shake. But I will wait patiently for the day of disaster that will come to the people who attack us.

But I will still be glad in the Lord ; I will rejoice in God my Savior.

Their wealth will be stolen and their houses destroyed. They may build houses, but they will not live in them. They may plant vineyards, but they will not drink any wine from them.

This is the happy and safe city that thinks there is no one else as strong as it is. But what a ruin it will be, a place where wild animals live. All those who pass by will make fun and shake their fists.

But the Lord is good, and he is there in that city. He does no wrong. Every morning he governs the people fairly; every day he can be trusted. But evil people are not ashamed of what they do.

I said, ‘Surely now Jerusalem will respect me and will accept my teaching.' Then the place where they lived would not be destroyed, and I would not have to punish them. But they were still eager to do evil in everything they did.

But I will leave in the city the humble and those who are not proud, and they will trust in the Lord .