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Nahum 3:12

Judgment

10 Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.

11 You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy.

All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs; when shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater!

13 Look at your troops— they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars.

14 Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs; when shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater!
KJV
All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
WEB
All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs. If they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.
ASV
All thy fortresses shall be [like] fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.
DARBY
All thy strongholds are [like] fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they even fall into the mouth of the eater.
BLB
All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs; if they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the one eating.
ÅB
Alle dine festninger er som fikentrær med tidlig moden frukt; ristes de, så faller fikenene i munnen på den som vil spise dem.
OTB
Alle dine festninger er som fikentrær med moden frukt—
Når de ristes, faller de i munnen på den som eter.
B1930
Alle dine festninger er som fikentrær med tidlig moden frukt; rystes de, så faller fikenene i munnen på den som vil ete dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 6:13

    and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.

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  • Isaiah 28:4

    The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.

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  • Habakkuk 1:10

    They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.

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