Nahum 2

New American Standard Bible

The Overthrow of Nineveh

2 ^[a]The one who ^(A)scatters has come up against ^[b]you.
Keep watch over the fortress, watch the road;
^[c]Bind up your waist, ^[d]summon all your strength.
²For the Lord will restore the ^(B)splendor of Jacob
^(C)Like the splendor of Israel,
Even though destroyers have laid waste to them
And ^(D)ruined their vines.

³The shields of ^[e]his warriors are dyed red,
The warriors are dressed in ^(E)scarlet,
The chariots are fitted with ^[f]flashing steel
^[g]When he is prepared to march,
And the juniper ^(F)spears are brandished.
⁴The ^(G)chariots drive wildly in the streets,
They rush around in the ^[h]public squares;
Their appearance is like torches,
They drive back and forth like lightning flashes.
⁵He remembers his ^(H)officers;
They ^(I)stumble in their advance,
They hurry to her wall,
And the ^[i]mantelet is set up.
⁶The gates of the rivers are opened
And the palace sways back and forth.
⁷It is set:
She is stripped, she is led away,
And her slave women are ^(J)sobbing like the sound of doves,
^(K)Beating their ^[j]breasts.

⁸Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days,
Yet they are fleeing;
“Stop, stop,”
But ^(L)no one turns back.
⁹Plunder the silver,
Plunder the ^(M)gold!
For there is no end to the treasure—
Wealth from every kind of desirable object.
¹⁰She is ^(N)emptied! Yes, she is desolate and waste!
^(O)Hearts are melting and knees wobbling!
Also trembling is in ^[k]the entire body,
And all their ^(P)faces have become pale!
¹¹Where is the den of the lions
And the feeding place of the ^(Q)young lions,
Where the lion, lioness, and lion’s cub went
With nothing to disturb them?
¹²The lion tore enough for his cubs,
^[l]Killed enough prey for his lionesses,
And filled his lairs with prey
And his dens with torn flesh.

¹³“Behold, ^(R)I am against you,” declares the Lord of armies. “I will ^(S)burn up her chariots in smoke, and a sword will devour your young lions; I will ^(T)eliminate your prey from the land, and no longer will the voice of your messengers be heard.”

Footnotes

Nahum 2:1 Ch 2:2 in Heb
Nahum 2:1 Lit your face
Nahum 2:1 Lit Strengthen your loins
Nahum 2:1 Lit strengthen power greatly
Nahum 2:3 I.e., those attacking Nineveh
Nahum 2:3 Lit fire of steel
Nahum 2:3 Lit On the day of his preparation
Nahum 2:4 Lit broad places
Nahum 2:5 I.e., a shield used for stopping projectiles
Nahum 2:7 Lit hearts
Nahum 2:10 Lit all the loins
Nahum 2:12 Lit Strangled

Luke 18

New American Standard Bible

Parables on Prayer

18 Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ^(A)ought to pray and not ^(B)become discouraged, ²saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not ^(C)respect any person. ³Now there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my ^[a]opponent.’ ⁴For a while he was unwilling; but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor ^(D)respect any person, ⁵yet ^(E)because this widow is bothering me, I will give her justice; otherwise ^[b]by continually coming she will ^(F)wear me out.’” ⁶And ^(G)the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge *said; ⁷now, will God not ^(H)bring about justice for His ^(I)elect who cry out to Him day ^[c]and night, and will He ^(J)delay long for them? ⁸I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, ^(K)will He find ^[d]faith on the earth?”

The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

⁹Now He also told this parable to some people who ^(L)trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and ^(M)viewed others with contempt: ¹⁰“Two men ^(N)went up into the ^[e]temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. ¹¹The Pharisee ^(O)stood and began praying this in regard to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, crooked, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. ¹²I ^(P)fast twice a week; I ^(Q)pay tithes of all that I get.’ ¹³But the tax collector, ^(R)standing some distance away, ^(S)was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but ^(T)was beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be ^[f]merciful to me, the sinner!’ ¹⁴I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other one; ^(U)for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

¹⁵^(V)Now they were bringing even their babies to Him so that He would touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they began rebuking them. ¹⁶But Jesus called for ^[g]the little ones, saying, “Allow the children to come to Me, and do not ^[h]forbid them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. ¹⁷Truly I say to you, ^(W)whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

The Rich Young Ruler

¹⁸^(X)A ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” ¹⁹But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me ^[i]good? No one is ^[j]good except God alone. ²⁰You know the commandments, ‘^(Y)Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not give false testimony, Honor your father and mother.’” ²¹And he said, “All these things I have kept since my youth.” ²²Now when Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack; ^(Z)sell all that you possess and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have ^(AA)treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” ²³But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely wealthy. ²⁴And Jesus looked at him and said, “^(AB)How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵For ^(AC)it is easier for a camel to ^[k]go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!” ²⁶Those who heard Him said, “And so who can be saved?” ²⁷But He said, “^(AD)The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.”

²⁸Peter said, “Behold, ^(AE)we have left ^[l]our own homes and followed You.” ²⁹And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, ^(AF)there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰who will not receive many times as much at this time, and in ^(AG)the age to come, eternal life.”

³¹^(AH)Now He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, ^(AI)we are going up to Jerusalem, and ^(AJ)all the things that have been written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished. ³²^(AK)For He will be ^[m]handed over to the Gentiles, and will be ridiculed, and abused, and spit upon, ³³and after they have flogged Him, they will kill Him; and on the third day He will rise.” ³⁴^[n]^(AL)The disciples understood none of these things, and the meaning of this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.

Bartimaeus Receives Sight

³⁵^(AM)Now as ^[o]^(AN)Jesus was approaching Jericho, a man who was blind was sitting by the road, begging. ³⁶But when he heard a crowd going by, he began inquiring what this was. ³⁷They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. ³⁸And he called out, saying, “Jesus, ^(AO)Son of David, have mercy on me!” ³⁹Those who led the way were sternly telling him to be quiet; but he kept crying out all the more, “^(AP)Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁰And Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him; and when he came near, He asked him, ⁴¹“What do you want Me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, I want to regain my sight!” ⁴²And Jesus said to him, “Regain your sight; ^(AQ)your faith has ^[p]made you well.” ⁴³And immediately he regained his sight and began following Him, ^(AR)glorifying God; and when ^(AS)all the people saw it, they gave praise to God.