12 So it will be that when the Lord has completed all His (A)work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will say, “I will [a]punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and (B)the pomp of [b]his haughtiness.”

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  1. Isaiah 10:12 Lit visit
  2. Isaiah 10:12 Lit haughtiness of his eyes

12 When the Lord has finished all his work(A) against Mount Zion(B) and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria(C) for the willful pride(D) of his heart and the haughty look(E) in his eyes.

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‘Behold, Assyria was a (A)cedar in Lebanon
With beautiful branches and forest shade,
And [a](B)very high,
And its top was among the [b]clouds.

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  1. Ezekiel 31:3 Lit high of stature
  2. Ezekiel 31:3 So Gr; M.T. thick boughs

Consider Assyria,(A) once a cedar in Lebanon,(B)
    with beautiful branches overshadowing the forest;
it towered on high,
    its top above the thick foliage.(C)

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11 therefore I will give it into the hand of a [a](A)despot of the nations; he will thoroughly deal with it. According to its wickedness I have (B)driven it away. 12 (C)Alien (D)tyrants of the nations have cut it down and left it; on the (E)mountains and in all the valleys its branches have fallen and its boughs have been broken in all the ravines of the land. And all the peoples of the earth have (F)gone down from its shade and left it.

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  1. Ezekiel 31:11 Or mighty one

11 I gave it into the hands of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with according to its wickedness. I cast it aside,(A) 12 and the most ruthless of foreign nations(B) cut it down and left it. Its boughs fell on the mountains and in all the valleys;(C) its branches lay broken in all the ravines of the land. All the nations of the earth came out from under its shade and left it.(D)

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“And it will come about that all who see you
Will [a]shrink from you and say,
‘Nineveh is devastated!
(A)Who will grieve for her?’
Where will I seek comforters for you?”

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  1. Nahum 3:7 Lit flee

All who see you will flee(A) from you and say,
    ‘Nineveh(B) is in ruins(C)—who will mourn for her?’(D)
    Where can I find anyone to comfort(E) you?”

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18 Your shepherds are (A)sleeping, O (B)king of Assyria;
Your (C)nobles are lying down.
Your people are (D)scattered on the mountains
And there is no one to regather them.
19 There is (E)no relief for your breakdown,
Your (F)wound is incurable.
All who hear [a]about you
Will (G)clap their hands over you,
For on whom has not your evil passed continually?

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  1. Nahum 3:19 Lit your report

18 King of Assyria, your shepherds[a] slumber;(A)
    your nobles lie down to rest.(B)
Your people are scattered(C) on the mountains
    with no one to gather them.
19 Nothing can heal you;(D)
    your wound is fatal.
All who hear the news about you
    clap their hands(E) at your fall,
for who has not felt
    your endless cruelty?(F)

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  1. Nahum 3:18 That is, rulers