Nahum 3:12 — Bible Verse (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.”

Nahum 3:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nahum 3:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nahum 3:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Nahum 3:12 — World English Bible

Nahum 3:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Nahum 3:12 — American Standard Version

Nahum 3:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“All thy fortresses <FI>are<Fi> fig-trees with first-fruits, If they are shaken, They have fallen into the mouth of the eater.”

Nahum 3:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Nahum 3:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Nahum 3:12 — Darby Translation

Nahum 3:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“All thy strong cities shall be like figtrees with the first ripe figs: for if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.”

Nahum 3:12 — Geneva Bible

Nahum 3:12 in Context — Nahum 3

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.

11 Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.

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.

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

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What Does Nahum 3:12 Mean?

Nahum 3:12 is a verse from the Book of Nahum, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nahum chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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