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(A)They prepare the table,
    they spread the rugs,[a]
    they eat, they drink.
Arise, O princes;
    (B)oil the shield!

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  1. Isaiah 21:5 Or they set the watchman

They set the tables,
    they spread the rugs,
    they eat, they drink!(A)
Get up, you officers,
    oil the shields!(B)

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The Destruction of Nineveh

(A)The scatterer has come up against you.
    (B)Man the ramparts;
    watch the road;
dress for battle;[a]
    collect all your strength.

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  1. Nahum 2:1 Hebrew gird your loins

Nineveh to Fall

[a]An attacker(A) advances against you, Nineveh.
    Guard the fortress,
    watch the road,
    brace yourselves,
    marshal all your strength!

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  1. Nahum 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1-13 is numbered 2:2-14.