12 therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such a disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears about it, (A)both of his ears will ring. 13 (B)I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem clean just as one wipes a bowl, wiping it and turning it upside down.

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12 Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster(A) on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle.(B) 13 I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line(C) used against the house of Ahab. I will wipe(D) out Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

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Whatever you (A)devise against the Lord,
He will make a (B)complete end of it.
Distress will not rise up twice.

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Whatever they plot(A) against the Lord
    he will bring[a] to an end;
    trouble will not come a second time.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 1:9 Or What do you foes plot against the Lord? / He will bring it