Nahum 3:14 Cross References - MLV

¹⁴ Draw you water for the siege. Strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay and tread the mortar. Make strong the brick kiln.

³ he took counsel with his rulers and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were outside the city. And they helped him. ⁴ So there was gathered together many people. And they stopped all the fountains and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?

¹¹ Does not Hezekiah persuade you*, to give you* over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, Jehovah our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

⁹ Make an uproar, O you* peoples and be broken in pieces. And listen, all you* of far countries. Gird yourselves and be broken in pieces. Gird yourselves and be broken in pieces.

⁹ And you* saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many. And to fortify the wall, you* gathered together the waters of the lower pool, ¹⁰ and you* numbered the houses of Jerusalem and you* broke down the houses. ¹¹ You* also made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you* did not look to him who had done this, nor had you* respect to him who purposed it long ago.

²⁵ I have dug and drunk water and with the sole of my feet I will dry up all the rivers of Egypt.

³ Prepare you* the buckler and shield and draw near to battle. ⁴ Harness the horses and get up, you* horsemen and stand forth with your* helmets. Furbish the spears. Put on the coats of mail.

⁹ Go up, you* horses and rage, you* chariots. And let the mighty men go forth: Cush and Put, who handle the shield and the Ludim, who handle and bend the bow.

⁹ Proclaim you* this among the nations: Prepare war. Stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near. Let them come up. ¹⁰ Beat your* plowshares into swords and your* pruning-hooks into spears. Let the weak say, I am strong.
¹¹ You* hasten and come, all you* nations all around and gather yourselves together. Cause your mighty ones to come down there, O Jehovah.

¹ He who dashes in pieces has come up against you. Keep the fortress. Watch the way. Make your loins strong. Fortify your power mightily.