New International Reader's Version

Nahum 3:1-6 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

1. How terrible it will be for Nineveh! It is a city of murderers! It is full of liars! It's filled with stolen goods! The killing never stops!

2. Whips crack! Wheels clack! Horses charge! Chariots rumble!

3. Horsemen attack! Swords flash! Spears gleam! Many people die. Dead bodies pile up. They can't even be counted. People trip over them.

4. All of that was caused by the evil longings of the prostitute Nineveh. That woman who practiced evil magic was very beautiful. She used her sinful charms to make slaves out of the nations. She worshiped evil powers in order to trap others.

5. "Nineveh, I am against you," announces the Lord who rules over all. "I will pull your skirts up over your face. I will show the nations your naked body. Kingdoms will make fun of your shame.

6. I will throw garbage at you. I will look down on you. I will make an example out of you.