Other translations
American Standard Version
He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thee: keep the fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
Darby Bible Translation
He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thy face: keep the fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
He is come up that shall destroy before thy face, that shall keep the siege: watch the way, fortify thy loins, strengthen thy power exceedingly.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The scatterer has come up against you. Man the ramparts; watch the road; dress for battle; collect all your strength.
God's Word
The one who will scatter you is coming to attack you. Guard your fortress! Keep a lookout on the road! Prepare for battle! Be very courageous!
Holman Christian Standard Bible
One who scatters is coming up against you. Man the fortifications! Watch the road! Brace yourself! Summon all your strength!
International Standard Version
You are being attacked by advancing forces! Guard your rampart! Watch your roads! Prepare yourselves! Marshall your defenses!
NET Bible
The watchmen of Nineveh shout: "An enemy who will scatter you is marching out to attack you!" "Guard the rampart! Watch the road! Prepare yourselves for battle! Muster your mighty strength!"
New American Standard Bible
The one who scatters has come up against you. Man the fortress, watch the road; Strengthen your back, summon all your strength.
New International Version
An attacker advances against you, Nineveh. Guard the fortress, watch the road, brace yourselves, marshal all your strength!
New Living Translation
Your enemy is coming to crush you, Nineveh. Man the ramparts! Watch the roads! Prepare your defenses! Call out your forces!
Webster's Bible Translation
He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
The World English Bible
He who dashes in pieces has come up against you. Keep the fortress! Watch the way! Strengthen your waist! Fortify your power mightily!
EasyEnglish Bible
An enemy is coming to attack you, people of Nineveh. Watch carefully from the city's walls! Prepare your army to protect the city. Watch the road. Get ready to fight with all your strength!
Young‘s Literal Translation
Come up hath a scatterer to thy face, Keep the bulwark, watch the way, Strengthen the loins, strengthen power mightily.
New Life Version
The one who destroys has come against you, O Nineveh. Put men on the battle-walls. Watch the road. Be strong. Be ready for battle.
The Voice Bible
Nineveh, an attacker is moving in to scatter you. You had better guard your fortress, Keep watch up and down your streets, strap your war belt around your waist, And gather all the strength you can.
Living Bible
Nineveh, you are finished! You are already surrounded by enemy armies! Sound the alarm! Man the ramparts! Muster your defenses, full force, and keep a sharp watch for the enemy attack to begin!
New Catholic Bible
Behold on the mountains the feet of the herald who proclaims good news and announces peace. Celebrate your festivals, O Judah, and fulfill your vows. For never again will the wicked invade you; they will be completely destroyed.
Legacy Standard Bible
The one who scatters has come up against you. Guard the fortification, watch the road; Strengthen your loins, instill your power with exceeding courage.
Jubilee Bible 2000
The destroyer is risen up against thee: keep the fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
Christian Standard Bible
One who scatters is coming up against you. Man the fortifications! Watch the road! Brace yourself! Summon all your strength!
Amplified Bible © 1954
He who dashes in pieces [that is, the king of Medo-Babylon] is come up before your face [Nineveh]. Keep the fortress and ramparts manned, watch the road, gird your loins, collect and fortify all your strength and power mightily.
New Century Version
The destroyer is coming to attack you, Nineveh. Guard the defenses. Watch the road. Get ready. Gather all your strength!
The Message
The juggernaut’s coming! Post guards, lay in supplies. Get yourselves together, get ready for the big battle. * * *
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The enemy who will scatter you is advancing against you! Guard the rampart! Watch the road! Prepare for battle! Muster all your great strength!
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A shatterer has come up against you. Guard the ramparts; watch the road; gird your loins; collect all your strength.
Good News Translation®
Nineveh, you are under attack! The power that will shatter you has come. Prepare the defenses! Guard the road! Prepare for battle!
Wycliffe Bible
He went up, that shall scatter before thee, that shall keep [the] besieging; behold thou the way, comfort thou loins, strengthen thou virtue greatly. (He went up, who shall scatter thee, and shall make the siege, or the attack; look thou on the way, and strengthen thou thy loins, yea, greatly strengthen thou, or brace, thyselves.)
Contemporary English Version
Nineveh, someone is coming to attack and scatter you. Guard your fortresses! Watch the road! Be brave! Prepare for battle!
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The shatterer has come up against you. Man the ramparts; watch the road; gird your loins; collect all your strength.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
A scatterer has come up against you. Guard the ramparts; watch the road; gird your loins; collect all your strength.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
A shatterer has come up against you. Guard the ramparts; watch the road; gird your loins; collect all your strength.
Common English Bible © 2011
A scatterer has come up against you. Guard the ramparts, watch the road, protect your groin, save your strength!
Amplified Bible © 2015
The one who scatters has come up against you [Nineveh]. Man the fortress and ramparts, watch the road; Strengthen your back [prepare for battle], summon all your strength.
English Standard Version Anglicised
The scatterer has come up against you. Man the ramparts; watch the road; dress for battle; collect all your strength.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
At this moment on the mountains the footsteps of one bearing good news, of one announcing peace! Celebrate your feasts, Judah, fulfill your vows! For never again will destroyers invade you; they are completely cut off.
New American Standard Bible
The one who scatters has come up against you. Keep watch over the fortress, watch the road; Bind up your waist, summon all your strength.
The Expanded Bible
The ·destroyer [attacker; scatterer] is coming ·to attack [against] ·you, Nineveh [L you; C the Babylonians and Medes destroyed Nineveh]. Guard the ·defenses [fortress; ramparts]. Watch the road. ·Get ready [T Gird your loins]. Gather all your strength!
Tree of Life Version
Behold, upon the mountains are the feet of him bringing good news, proclaiming shalom. O Judah, celebrate your festivals! Fulfill your vows! For never again will Belial pass through you. He has been utterly cut off.
Revised Standard Version
The shatterer has come up against you. Man the ramparts; watch the road; gird your loins; collect all your strength.
New International Reader's Version
Nineveh, armies are coming to attack you. Guard the forts! Watch the roads! Get ready! Gather all your strength!
BRG Bible
He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
Complete Jewish Bible
Look! On the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, proclaiming shalom. Keep your festivals, Y’hudah, fulfill your vows; for B’liya‘al will never pass through you again; he has been completely destroyed.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
A shatterer has come up against you. Guard the ramparts; watch the road; gird your loins; collect all your strength.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
A shatterer [Nineveh’s overpowering enemy] is come up before thy face, [O Nineveh]; guard thy fortress, watch the derech, fortify thy loins, marshal all thy koach (power).
Names of God Bible
The one who will scatter you is coming to attack you. Guard your fortress! Keep a lookout on the road! Prepare for battle! Be very courageous!
Modern English Version
He who scatters has come to you. Guard the fortifications! Watch the road! Prepare yourself, and strengthen yourself!
Easy-to-Read Version
An enemy is coming to attack you, so guard the strong places of your city. Watch the road. Get ready for war. Prepare for battle!
International Children’s Bible
The destroyer is coming to attack you, Nineveh. Guard the defenses. Watch the road. Get ready. Gather all your strength!
Lexham English Bible
One who shatters has come up against you! Guard the fortification! Watch the road! Gird your loins! Muster all your strength!
New International Version - UK
An attacker advances against you, Nineveh. Guard the fortress, watch the road, brace yourselves, marshal all your strength!