{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/nahum/2","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-28T21:37:25.289Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Nahum","bookSlug":"nahum","chapter":2,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":1,"nextChapter":3,"totalChapters":3,"totalVerses":13},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make <i>thy</i> loins strong, fortify <i>thy</i> power mightily."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men <i>are</i> in scarlet: the chariots <i>shall be</i> with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead <i>her</i> as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"But Nineveh <i>is</i> of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, <i>shall they cry</i>; but none shall look back."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for <i>there is</i> none end of the store <i>and</i> glory out of all the pleasant furniture."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain <i>is</i> in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Where <i>is</i> the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, <i>even</i> the old lion, walked, <i>and</i> the lion's whelp, and none made <i>them</i> afraid?"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Behold, I <i>am</i> against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard."}],"citation":{"inline":"Nahum 2 (KJV)","markdown":"[Nahum 2](https://primebible.com/kjv/nahum/2)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/nahum/2 (accessed 2026-05-28)."}}