New American Standard Bible 1995
Nahum 3:8-12
8Are you betterH3190 thanH4480 12No-amonH4996H528, Which was situatedH3427 by the 3watersH4325 of the NileH2975, With waterH4325 surroundingH5439 her, WhoseH834 rampartH2426 was 4the seaH3220, Whose wallH2346 consisted of 5the seaH3220?96EthiopiaH3568 was her mightH6109, And EgyptH4714 too, withoutH369 limitsH7097. 7PutH6316 and 8LubimH3864 were among 9her helpersH5833.10YetH1571 she 10became an exileH1473, She wentH1980 into captivityH7628; AlsoH1571 her 11small childrenH5768 were dashedH7376 to piecesH7376 12At the headH7218 of everyH3605 streetH2351; They 13castH3032 lotsH1486 for her honorableH3513 men, And allH3605 her greatH1419 menH1419 were boundH7576 with fettersH2203.11You tooH1571 will becomeH7937 14drunkH7937, You will be 15hiddenH5956. You tooH1571 will searchH1245 for a refugeH4581 from the enemyH340.12AllH3605 your fortificationsH4013 are 16figH8384 treesH8384 with 1718ripeH1061 fruitH1061-- WhenH518 shakenH5128, they fallH5307 into the eater’sH398 mouthH6310.
Notes
- 1. Nahum 3:8 I.e. the city of Amon: Thebes ↩
- 2. Nahum 3:8 Jer 46:25; Ezek 30:14-16 ↩
- 3. Nahum 3:8 Is 19:6-8 ↩
- 4. Nahum 3:8 I.e. the Nile ↩
- 5. Nahum 3:8 I.e. the Nile ↩
- 6. Nahum 3:9 Is 20:5 ↩
- 7. Nahum 3:9 Jer 46:9; Ezek 27:10; 30:5; 38:5 ↩
- 8. Nahum 3:9 2 Chr 12:3; 16:8 ↩
- 9. Nahum 3:9 Lit your ↩
- 10. Nahum 3:10 Is 19:4; 20:4 ↩
- 11. Nahum 3:10 Ps 137:9; Is 13:16; Hos 13:16 ↩
- 12. Nahum 3:10 Lam 2:19 ↩
- 13. Nahum 3:10 Joel 3:3; Obad 11 ↩
- 14. Nahum 3:11 Is 49:26; Jer 25:27; Nah 1:10 ↩
- 15. Nahum 3:11 Is 2:10, 19; Hos 10:8 ↩
- 16. Nahum 3:12 Rev 6:13 ↩
- 17. Nahum 3:12 Lit first fruits ↩
- 18. Nahum 3:12 Is 28:4 ↩
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
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