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The Overthrow of Nineveh
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Behold on the mountains the feet of him that brings good tidings, that announces peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah, perform your vows; for the wicked one shall no more pass through you; he is utterly cut off.
| E | ANA | OL- | AARIM | RGLI | MBShR | MShMIO | ShLUM | ChGI
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| | listen | on | the·the·? | ? | from·in·? | from·? | ? | ?
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| | IAUDA | ChGIK | ShLMI | NDRIK | KI | LE
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| | he-will·the·and·? | ? | ? | we·? | that | not
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| | IUSIF | OUD | LOBUR- | (LOBR-) | BK
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| | he-will·and·? | ? | to·? | to·? | in·as
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| | BLIOL | KLA | NKRTh
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| | in·to·he-will·on | as·to·the | we·as·?
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2
A maul is come up before your face; guard the defences, watch the way, make your loins strong, fortify your power mightily!--
| B | OLA | MFITs | OL- | FNIK | NTsUR | MTsURA | TsFA- | DRK | ChZQ
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| | ascend | from·? | on | ? | we·? | from·? | ? | ? | ?
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| | MThNIM | EMTs | KCh | MED
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| | from·? | I-will·from·? | as·? | very
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3
For IAUA restores the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel; for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine-branches.--
| G | KI | ShB | IAUA | ETh- | GEUN | IOQB | KGEUN | IShREL | KI
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| | that | ? | IAUA | the | ? | he-will·? | as·? | Israel | that
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| | BQQUM | BQQIM | UZMRIAM | ShChThU
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| | in·? | in·? | and·? | ?
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4
The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet; the chariots are fire of steel in the day of his preparation, and the cypress spears are made to quiver.
| D | MGN | GBRIAU | MEDM | ENShI- | ChIL | MThLOIM
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| | from·garden | ? | from·man | I-will·we·? | ? | from·?
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| | BESh- | FLDTh | ARKB | BIUM
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| | in·I-will·? | ? | the·? | in·day
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| | AKINU | UABRShIM | AROLU
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| | the·as·he-will·we·and | and·the·in·? | the·?
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The chariots rush madly in the streets, they jostle one against another in the broad places; the appearance of them is like torches, they run to and fro like the lightnings.
| A | BChUTsUTh | IThAULLU | ARKB | IShThQShQUN | BRChBUTh
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| | in·? | he-will·? | the·? | he-will·? | in·?
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| | MREIAN | KLFIDIM | KBRQIM | IRUTsTsU
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| | from·? | as·to·? | as·in·? | he-will·?
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6
He thinks himself of his worthies; they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.
| U | IZKR | EDIRIU | IKShLU
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| | he-will·male | I-will·? | he-will·as·?
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| | BALKUThM | (BALIKThM)
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| | in·the·to·as·and·? | in·the·to·he-will·as·?
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| | IMARU | ChUMThA | UAKN | ASKK
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| | he-will·from·the·? | ? | and·the·so | the·?
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7
The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.
| Z | ShORI | ANARUTh | NFThChU | UAAIKL
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| | ? | the·we·the·? | we·? | and·the·the·finish
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8
The queen is uncovered, she is carried away, and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, tabering on their breasts.
| Ch | UATsB | GLThA | AOLThA | UEMAThIA
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| | and·the·? | ? | the·? | and·I-will·from·the·?
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| | MNAGUTh | KQUL | IUNIM | MThFFTh | OL-
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| | from·we·the·? | as·? | he-will·and·we·sea | from·? | on
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9
But Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water; yet they flee away; 'Stand, stand'; but none looks back.
| T | UNINUA | KBRKTh- | MIM
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| | and·we·he-will·we·and·the | as·in·? | waters
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| | MIMI | AIE
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| | from·he-will·from·he-will | the·he-will·I-will
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| | UAMA | NSIM | OMDU | OMDU | UEIN | MFNA
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| | and·the·from·the | we·? | ? | ? | and·no | from·?
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10
Take you the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, rich with all precious vessels.
| I | BZU | KSF | BZU | ZAB | UEIN | QTsA | LThKUNA | KBD | MKL
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| | in·? | as·? | in·? | ? | and·no | ? | to·? | as·in·? | from·all
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| | KLI | ChMDA
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| | as·to·he-will | ?
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11
She is empty, and void, and waste; and the heart melts, and the knees smite together, and convulsion is in all loins, and the faces of them all have gathered blackness.
| IE | BUQA | UMBUQA | UMBLQA
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| | in·and·? | and·from·in·and·? | and·from·in·to·?
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| | ULB | NMS | UFQ | BRKIM | UChLChLA | BKL-
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| | and·heart | we·from·? | and·? | in·? | and·? | in·all
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| | MThNIM | UFNI | KLM | QBTsU | FERUR
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| | from·? | and·face | as·to·from | ? | ?
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12
Where is the den of the lions, which was the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
| IB | EIA | MOUN | ERIUTh | UMROA
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| | I-will·he-will·the | from·? | I-will·? | and·from·?
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| | AUE | LKFRIM | EShR | ALK | ERIA
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| | the·and·I-will | to·as·? | which | the·to·as | I-will·?
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| | LBIE | ShM | GUR | ERIA | UEIN | MChRID
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| | to·in·he-will·I-will | name | ? | I-will·? | and·no | from·?
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13
The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin.
| IG | ERIA | TRF | BDI | GRUThIU | UMChNQ
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| | I-will·? | ? | in·? | ? | and·from·?
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| | LLBEThIU | UIMLE- | TRF | ChRIU
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| | to·to·in·I-will·? | and·he-will·from·not | ? | ?
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| | UMONThIU | TRFA
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| | and·from·? | ?
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14
Behold, I am against you, says IAUA of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no more be heard.
| ID | ANNI | ELIK
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| | the·we·we·he-will | I-will·to·he-will·as
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| | NEM | IAUA | TsBEUTh | UABORThI | BOShN | RKBA
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| | we·I-will·from | IAUA | hosts | and·the·in·? | in·? | ?
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| | UKFIRIK | ThEKL | ChRB | UAKRThI | MERTs | TRFK
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| | and·as·? | ? | Horeb | and·the·as·? | from·earth | ?
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| | ULE- | IShMO | OUD | QUL | MLEKKA
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| | and·not | he-will·? | ? | ? | from·to·I-will·as·as·the
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