Nahum 3:1-7

English Standard Version

Woe to Nineveh

3 Woe to ^(A)the bloody city,
    all full of lies and plunder—
    ^(B)no end to the prey!
²The crack of the whip, and ^(C)rumble of the wheel,
    ^(D)galloping horse and ^(E)bounding chariot!
³Horsemen charging,
    flashing sword and ^(F)glittering spear,
^(G)hosts of slain,
    heaps of corpses,
dead bodies without end—
    they stumble over the bodies!
⁴And all for the countless whorings of the ^(H)prostitute,
    ^(I)graceful and of deadly charms,
who betrays nations with her whorings,
    and peoples with her charms.

⁵^(J)Behold, I am against you,
    declares the Lord of hosts,
    and ^(K)will lift up your skirts over your face;
and I will make nations look at ^(L)your nakedness
    and kingdoms at your shame.
⁶I will throw filth at you
    and ^(M)treat you with contempt
    and make you ^(N)a spectacle.
⁷And all who look at you ^(O)will shrink from you and say,
“Wasted is ^(P)Nineveh; ^(Q)who will grieve for her?”
    ^(R)Where shall I seek comforters for you?