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Nahum 3:14

Judgment

12 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.

13 Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.

Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.

15 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.

16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.

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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
Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!
KJV
Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
WEB
Draw water for the siege. Strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. Make the brick kiln strong.
ASV
Draw thee water for the siege; strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar; make strong the brickkiln.
DARBY
Draw thee water for the siege, strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick-kiln.
BLB
Draw for yourself water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses; Go into the clay and tread on the mortar; take hold or the brick kiln.
ÅB
Øs vann til å ha mens du er kringsatt, gjør dine festninger sterke, gå ut i dyndet og stamp i leiren, sett teglovnene i stand!
OTB
Hent vann til deg selv for beleiringen!
Styrk dine festninger!
Gå inn i leiren og tråkk mørtelen!
Ta tak i teglformen!
B1930
Øs vann til å ha mens du er kringsatt, gjør dine festninger sterke, gå ut i dyndet og stamp i leret, sett teglovnene i stand!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Nahum 2:1

    He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:3–4

    He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.

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  • Jeremiah 46:3–4

    Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

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  • Jeremiah 46:9

    Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.

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  • Joel 3:9–11

    Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:11

    Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

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  • Isaiah 37:25

    I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.

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  • Isaiah 22:9–11

    Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

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