And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount  ¹Zion, and with Him a  ²hundred and forty-four thousand, having  ³His name and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.

And I heard a voice out of heaven like the sound of  ¹many waters and like the sound of  ²loud thunder; and the voice which I heard was like the sound of  ³harp-singers playing on their harps.

And they sing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and  ¹no one could learn the song except the hundred and forty-four thousand, who have been purchased  ²from the earth.

These are they who have not been defiled with women, for they are  ¹virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb wherever He may go. These were purchased from among men as  ²firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

And in their mouth  ¹no lie was found; they are  ²without blemish.

And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having an  ¹eternal gospel to announce to those  ²dwelling on the earth, even to every nation and tribe and tongue and people,

Saying with a loud voice,  ¹Fear God and give Him glory because the hour of His  ²judgment has come; and  ³worship Him who has made heaven and earth and the sea and the springs of waters.

And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is  ¹Babylon the Great, who has made all the nations drink of the  ²wine of the fury of her fornication!

And another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,

He also shall drink of the wine of the fury of God, which is mixed undiluted in the cup of His wrath; and he shall be tormented in  ¹fire and brimstone before the holy angels and before the Lamb.

And the smoke of their tormenting goes up forever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.

Here is the  ¹endurance of the  ²saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

And I heard a voice out of heaven, saying, Write, Blessed are the  ¹dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says  ²the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.

And I saw, and behold, there was a white cloud, and  ¹on the cloud One like the  ²Son of Man sitting, having a  ³golden crown on His head and a  ⁴sharp sickle in His hand.

And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, Send forth Your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come because the  ¹harvest of the earth is  ²ripe.

And He who sat on the cloud thrust His  ¹sickle upon the earth, and the earth was  ²reaped.

And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

And another angel came out of the altar, he who has authority over fire, and he cried with a loud voice to  ¹him who had the sharp sickle, saying, Send forth your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the  ²vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripened.

And the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth and cast it into the great  ¹winepress of the fury of God.

And the winepress was trodden outside the  ¹city, and blood came out of the winepress up to the bridles of the  ²horses for a  ³thousand six hundred  ⁴stadia.

The burden concerning  ¹Nineveh. The book of the vision of  ²Nahum the Elkoshite.

Jehovah is a jealous God and One who avenges;
Jehovah avenges and is full of wrath;
Jehovah takes vengeance on His adversaries,
And reserves wrath for His enemies.

Jehovah is long-suffering and great in power
And will by no means clear the guilty.
Jehovah — His way is in the whirlwind and in the storm,
And the clouds are the dust of His feet.

He rebukes the sea and makes it dry,
And He dries up all the rivers.
Bashan and Carmel languish,
And the sprout of Lebanon languishes.

The mountains quake because of Him,
And the hills melt,
And the earth is heaved up at His presence,
Indeed the world, and all that inhabit it.

Who can stand before His indignation,
And who can maintain himself in the fierceness of His anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire,
And the rocks are broken down by Him.

Jehovah is good,
A stronghold in a day of distress;
And He knows those who take refuge in Him.

But with an overflowing  ¹flood
He will make a full end of  ²her place,
And He will pursue His enemies into darkness.

What do you devise against Jehovah?
He will make a full end;
Distress will not arise a second time.

For though they are entangled like thorns
And like those drunken with their drink,
They will be consumed as fully as dry stubble.

One went forth from you
Who devises evil against Jehovah,
Who counsels wickedness.

Thus says Jehovah,
Though they are complete in number and even numerous,
Even so they will be cut down; and  ¹they will pass away.
And though I have afflicted you,
I will afflict you no more.

And now I will break  ¹his yoke from off you
And will snap your bonds asunder.

And Jehovah has commanded concerning you:
No more of your name will be sown;
Out of the house of your gods I will cut off
The graven idol and the molten idol;
I will make your grave, for you are worthless.

See, upon the mountains
The feet of him who bears the  ¹glad news,
Who announces peace!
Keep your feasts, O Judah;
Complete your vows;
For the wicked one will never again
Pass through you;
He will be completely cut off.

 ¹He who scatters has come up before you:
Keep the fortress,
Watch the way,
Strengthen the loins,
Fortify the power greatly.

For Jehovah restores
The excellency of Jacob
As the excellency of Israel;
For the emptiers have emptied them out
And destroyed their vine branches.

The shield of His mighty men is red;
The valiant men are clad in scarlet;
The chariots flash with the shining of steel
In the day of His preparation,
And the spears are brandished.

In the streets the chariots rush madly;
They dash to and fro in the open squares;
Their appearance is like that of torches;
They dart like lightning.

 ¹The Assyrian king remembers his glorious ones:
They stumble in their march;
They hasten to the wall  ²of the city,
But the besiegers' shelter is prepared.

The  ¹gates of the rivers are opened,
And the palace is dissolved.

And it is determined:  ¹She is uncovered; she is carried away;
And her maidens moan,
As with the sound of doves,
Beating their breasts.

Though Nineveh has been like a pool of water all her days,
Now they are fleeing.
Stand! Stand! But no one turns back.

Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!
And there is no end to what has been prepared.
Oh, the glory of all the desirable vessels!

Emptiness and void and waste!
And the heart melts, and the knees knock,
And anguish is in all the loins,
And the faces of all of them become pale.

Where is the den of lions
And the feeding place of young lions,
Where the lion and the lioness walked,
And the lion's whelp; and no one frightened them?

The lion tore in pieces, enough for his whelps,
And strangled for his lioness
And filled his caves with torn prey
And his dens with torn animals.

Indeed I am against you,
Declares Jehovah of hosts;
And I will burn  ¹your chariots in smoke,
And the sword will devour your young lions;
And I will cut off your prey from the earth;
And the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.

Woe to the bloody city!
She is all full of lies and pillage;
The prey does not depart.

The sound of the whip,
And the sound of the rattling wheel;
And the horse galloping,
And the chariot jolting by,

The horseman making the horse to rear up,
And the sword flashing,
And the spear glittering;
And a multitude of the slain,
And a mass of corpses,
And no end to the bodies —
They stumble among their bodies.

This because of the multitude of harlotries
Of the well-favored harlot,
The mistress of sorceries,
Who sells nations by her harlotries
And families by her sorceries.

Indeed I am against you, declares Jehovah of hosts;
And I will throw open your skirts upon your face,
And I will show the nations your nakedness,
And the kingdoms your shame.

And I will cast abominable filth upon you
And make you appear foolish and make you like a spectacle.

And everyone who sees you
Will flee from you and say,
Nineveh is laid waste.
Who will lament for her?
Where will I seek
Some to comfort you?

Are you better than  ¹No-amon,
Who sat beside the canals
With waters all around her,
Whose bulwark was the  ²sea
And water was her wall?

 ¹Cush was her strength,
As well as Egypt, and it was without end;
 ²Put and the Libyans
Were among  ³her helpers.

She too was carried away;
She went into captivity;
Her little ones too were dashed to pieces
At the head of every street,
And for her nobles
They cast lots,
And all her great men
Were bound in chains.

You too will be drunken;
You will be hidden.
You too will seek
A stronghold from the enemy.

All your fortresses will be like fig trees
With first ripe figs:
If they are shaken, they will fall
Into the mouth of the eater.

Indeed your people are like women
In the midst of you;
Unto your enemies the gates of your land
Are wide open;
Fire devours your bars.

Draw for yourself water for the siege!
Strengthen your fortresses!
Go into the clay,
And tread in the mortar!
Make the brick kiln  ¹ready!

There will the fire devour you;
The sword will cut you off;
It will devour you like the locust.
Enlarge yourself like the locust;
Enlarge yourself like the locust swarm.

You have multiplied your merchants
Like the stars of heaven;
The locust strips everything and flies away.

Your princes are like the locust swarm,
And your officials are like hordes of  ¹locusts,
Which camp in the hedges
On a cold day,
But when the sun arises, they flee away,
And the place where they are is unknown.

Your shepherds slumber,
O king of Assyria;
Your nobles sleep.
Your people are scattered upon the mountains,
And there is no one to gather them.

There is no alleviating of your injury;
Your wound is grievous.
All who hear the report of you
Clap their hands over you;
For upon whom has your wickedness
Not passed continually?