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Nahum 3:8

NileThebes
Judgment

6 And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.

7 And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

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?

9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

10 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

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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
Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water?
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?
WEB
Are you better than No-Amon, who was situated among the rivers, who had the waters around her, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea?
ASV
Art thou better than No-amon, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about her; whose rampart was the sea, [and] her wall was of the sea?
DARBY
Art thou better than No-Amon, that was situate among the rivers, [that had] the waters round about her, whose rampart was the sea, [and] of the sea was her wall?
BLB
Are you better than Thebes, the [city] setting by the River, [with] the waters around her, whose rampart [was] the sea, [and] the sea her wall?
ÅB
Mon du er bedre enn No-Amon[^1], som tronte mellom Nilens strømmer med vann rundt omkring seg, som hadde hav til vern og hav til mur?
OTB
Er du bedre enn No-Amon,
Som lå ved Nilens kanaler,
Omgitt av vann,
Hvis voll var havet,
Hvis mur besto av havet?
B1930
Mon du er bedre enn No-Amon, som tronte mellem Nilens strømmer med vann rundt omkring sig, som hadde hav til vern og hav til mur? / < Teben i Egypten.>

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Cross references

  • Amos 6:2

    Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?

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  • Ezekiel 30:14–16

    And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.

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  • Ezekiel 31:2–3

    Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

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  • Isaiah 19:5–10

    And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.

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  • Jeremiah 46:25–26

    The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:

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