Nahum 3:8

Nahum 3:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
• New International Version (NIV)Are you better than Thebes, situated on the Nile, with water around her? The river was her defense, the waters her wall.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Are you better than Thebes that sat by the Nile, with water around her, her rampart a sea, and water her wall?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Are you better than No Amon That was situated by the River, That had the waters around her, Whose rampart was the sea, Whose wall was the sea?

Context of Nahum 3:8

6I will throw filth on you And make you vile and treat you with contempt, And set you up as a spectacle. 7And it will come about that all who see you Will shrink back and run from you and say, ‘Nineveh is completely ruined! Who will grieve for her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?” Are you better than Thebes, Which was situated by the waters of the Nile, With water surrounding her, Whose defense was the sea (the Nile), Whose wall consisted of the sea? 9Ethiopia was her strength, And Egypt too, without limits. Put and Lubim were among her helpers. 10Yet she became an exile; She went into captivity. Her young children were dashed to pieces At the head of every street; They cast lots for her honorable men, And all her great men were bound with chains.

Nahum 3:8 word by word

הֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙ מִנֹּ֣א אָמ֔וֹן הַיֹּֽשְׁבָה֙ בַּיְאֹרִ֔ים מַ֖יִם סָבִ֣יב לָ֑הּ אֲשֶׁר־חֵ֣יל יָ֔ם מִיָּ֖ם חוֹמָתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Art thou betterיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• than populousאָמוֹן'âmôn · AmonH528
• than populousאָמוֹן'âmôn · multitudeH527
• Noנֹאnô' · ThebesH4996
• that was situateיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• among the riversיְאֹרye'ôr · NileH2975
• the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• it, whose rampartחֵלchêyl chêl · rampartH2426
• the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• her wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346

Cross-references for Nahum 3:8

• Ezekiel 31:2“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes, ‘Whom are you like in your greatness?
• Amos 6:2Go over to Calneh [in Babylonia] and look, And from there go [north of Damascus] to the great city of Hamath; Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms [of yours], Or is their territory greater than yours?
• Jeremiah 46:25The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I am going to punish Amon [chief god of the sacred city] of Thebes [the capital of Upper Egypt], and Pharaoh, and Egypt along with her gods and her kings—even Pharaoh and those who put their trust in him [as a shield against Babylon].
• Ezekiel 30:14I will make Pathros desolate, Set fire to Zoan And execute judgments and punishments on Thebes.
• Isaiah 19:5The waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry.

Commentaries on Nahum 3:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Art thou better than populous No - No-Ammon, or Diospolis, in the Delta, on one branch of the Nile. This is supposed to be the city mentioned by Nahum; and which had been lately destroyed, probably by the Chaldeans. The waters round about it - Being situated in the Delta, it had the fork of two branches of the Nile to defend it by land; and its barrier or wall was the sea, the Mediterranean, into which these branches emptied themselves: so that this city…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Art thou better - More populous or more powerful, “than the populous No?” rather than No-Ammon, so called from the idol Ammon, worshiped there. No-Ammon, (or, as it is deciphered in the Cuneiform Inscriptions, Nia ), meaning probably “the portion of Ammon”, was the sacred name of the capital of Upper Egypt, which, under its common name, Thebes, was far-famed, even in the time of Homer, for its continually accruing wealth, its military power, its 20,000…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-19Verses 8-19 Strong-holds, even the strongest, are no defence against the judgments of God. They shall be unable to do any thing for themselves. The Chaldeans and Medes would devour the land like canker-worms. The Assyrians also would be eaten up by their own numerous hired troops, which seem to be meant by the word rendered "merchants." Those that have done evil to their neighbours, will find it come home to them. Nineveh, and many other cities, states…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Thebes was a historic capital of Egypt. The city stood on both sides of the Nile River in Upper Egypt. Thebes became most famous during Egypt’s New Kingdom period, from 1550 to 1069 BC. During this time, it served as the main political, religious, and cultural center of the nation. By the 600s BC, Thebes was no longer Egypt’s capital. Even so, it remained a large and active city.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. populous No--rather, as Hebrew, "No-ammon," the Egyptian name for Thebes in Upper Egypt; meaning the portion or possession of Ammon, the Egyptian Jupiter (whence the Greeks called the city Diospolis), who was especially worshipped there. The Egyptian inscriptions call the god Amon-re, that is, Amon the Sun; he is represented as a human figure with a ram's head, seated on a chair (Jr 46:25; Eze 30:14-16). The blow inflicted on No-ammon, described in Na…Read the comment

Topics related to Nahum 3:8

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In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Amon
• Depart
• Ethiopia
• Herdsman
• No
• Prophecy
• Rattling
• Assyria
• Canals

Commentaries on Nahum 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings