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{Nahum 2:10} She is empty, 950 and void, 4003 and waste: 1110 z8794 and the heart 3820 melteth, 4549 z8738 and the knees 1290 smite together, 6375 and much pain 2479 [is] in all x3605 loins, 4975 and the faces 6440 of them all x3605 gather 6908 z8765 blackness. 6289
She is:
Nineveh was taken and utterly ruined by Assuerus, or Cyaxares, king of Media, and Nabuchodonosor, or Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, bc 606, or 612. Diodorus, who with others ascribes the taking of it to Arbaces the Mede and Belesis the Babylonian, says that he "dispersed the citizens in the villages, levelled the city with the ground, transferred the gold and silver, of which there were many talents, to Ecbatana the metropolis of the Medes, and this subverted the empire of the Assyrians."
empty:
"And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] all¹ they that look²° upon¹ thee shall fleeª° from¹ thee, and say,ª° Ninevehª is laid waste:ª° who¹ will bemoanª° her? whenceª¹ shall I seekª° comfortersª° for thee?" {Nah 3:7} + "And the earthª wasª° without form,ª and void;ª and darknessª [was] upon¹ the faceª of the deep.ª And the Spiritª of Godª movedª° uponª the faceª of the waters.ª" {Gen 1:2} + "And Babylon,ª the gloryª of kingdoms,ª the beautyª of the Chaldees'ª excellency,ª shall be¹ as when Godª overthrewª¹ Sodomª and Gomorrah.ª ... And the wild beasts of the islandsª shall cryª° in their desolate houses,ª and dragonsª in [their] pleasantª palaces:ª and her timeª [is] nearª to come,ª° and her daysª shall not¹ be prolonged.ª°" {Isa 13:19-22} + "I will also makeª° it a possessionª for the bittern,ª and poolsª of water:ª and I will sweepª° it with the besomª of destruction,ª° saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Isa 14:23} + "Behold,¹ the LORDª maketh the earth² empty,ª°¹ and maketh it waste,ª° and turneth²° it upside down,ª¹ and scattereth abroadª° the inhabitantsª° thereof." {Isa 24:1} + "It shall not¹ be quenchedª° nightª nor day;ª the smokeª thereof shall go upª° for ever:ª from generationª¹ to generationª it shall lie waste;ª° none¹ shall pass throughª° it for everª and ever.ª ... There¹ shall the great owlª make her nest,ª° and lay,ª° and hatch,ª° and gatherª° under her shadow:ª there¹ shall the vulturesª also¹ be gathered,ª° every oneª with her mate.ª" {Isa 34:10-15} + "I beheldª°¹ the earth,ª and, lo,¹ [it was] without form,ª and void;ª and the heavens,ª and they [had] no¹ light.ª ... I beheld,ª° and, lo,¹ the fruitful placeª [was] a wilderness,ª and all¹ the citiesª thereof were broken downª° at the presenceª¹ of the LORD,ª [and] by¹¹ his fierceª anger.ª" {Jer 4:23-26} + "Then shalt thou say,ª° O LORD,ª thou¹ hast spokenª° against¹ this¹ place,ª to cut it off,ª° that none¹ shall¹ remainª° in it, neither manª¹ nor¹ beast,ª but¹ that it shall be¹ desolateª for ever.ª" {Jer 51:62} + "And he will stretch outª° his handª against¹ the north,ª and destroyª°¹ Assyria;ª and will makeª°¹ Ninevehª a desolation,ª [and] dryª like a wilderness.ª ... This¹ [is] the rejoicingª cityª that dweltª° carelessly,ª that saidª° in her heart,ª I¹ [am], and [there is] none¹ beside²¹ me: how¹ is she become¹ a desolation,ª a place for beastsª to lie down¹ in!² every one¹ that passeth¹ by²°¹ her shall hiss,ª° [and] wagª° his hand.ª" {Zph 2:13-15} + "I have cut offª° the nations:ª their towersª are desolate;ª° I made their streets² waste,ª°¹ that none¹¹ passeth by:ª° their citiesª are destroyed,ª° so that there is no¹¹ man,ª that there is none¹¹ inhabitant.ª°" {Zph 3:6} + "Andª aª mightyª angelª took upª° a stoneª likeª a greatª millstone,ª andª castª° [it] intoª the¹ sea,ª saying,ª° Thusª with violenceª shall²° that greatª cityª Babylonª be thrown down,ª° andª shall be foundª° no more² at all.ª¹ ... Andª the lightª of a candleª shall shineª° no more² at allª¹ inª thee;ª andª the voiceª of the bridegroomª andª of the brideª shall be heardª° no more² at allª¹ inª thee:ª forª thyª merchantsª wereª° the¹ great menª of the¹ earth;ª forª byª thyª sorceriesª were²° allª nationsª deceived.ª°" {Rev 18:21-23}
the heart:
"And as soon as we had heardª° [these things], our heartsª did melt,ª° neither¹ did there remainª° any more¹ courageª in any man,ª because² of¹¹ you: for¹ the LORDª your God,ª he¹ [is] Godª in heavenª above,ª¹ and in¹ earthª beneath.¹¹" {Jsh 2:11} + "I am poured outª° like water,ª and all¹ my bonesª are out of joint:ª° my heartª is¹ like wax;ª it is meltedª° in the midstª of my bowels.ª" {Psa 22:14} + "Therefore¹¹ shall all¹ handsª be faint,ª° and every¹ man'sª heartª shall melt:ª° ... And they shall be afraid:ª° pangsª and sorrowsª shall take holdª° of them; they shall be in painª° as a woman that travaileth:ª° they shall be amazedª° oneª at¹ another;ª their facesª [shall be as] flames.ª¹" {Isa 13:7-8}
the knees:
"Thenª the king'sª countenanceª was changed,ª° and his thoughtsª troubledª° him, so that the jointsª of his loinsª were loosed,ª° and his kneesª smoteª° oneª against another.ª" {Dan 5:6}
and much:
"Therefore¹¹ are my loinsª filledª° with pain:ª pangsª have taken holdª° upon me, as the pangsª of a woman that travaileth:ª° I was bowed downª° at the hearingª°¹ [of it]; I was dismayedª° at the seeingª°¹ [of it]." {Isa 21:3} + "Askª° ye now,¹ and seeª° whether¹ a manª doth travail with child?ª° wherefore¹ do I seeª° every¹ manª with his handsª on¹ his loins,ª as a woman in travail,ª° and all¹ facesª are turnedª° into paleness?ª" {Jer 30:6}
and the faces:
"Before their faceª¹ the peopleª shall be much pained:ª° all¹ facesª shall gatherª° blackness.ª" {Jol 2:6}

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