Nahum 3:8 — Bible Verse (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?”
Nahum 3:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nahum 3:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nahum 3:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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?”
Nahum 3:8 — World English Bible
Nahum 3:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
Nahum 3:8 — American Standard Version
Nahum 3:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Art thou better than No-Ammon, That is dwelling among brooks? Waters she hath round about her, Whose bulwark <FI>is<Fi> the sea, waters her wall.”
Nahum 3:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Nahum 3:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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? ”
Nahum 3:8 — Darby Translation
Nahum 3:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Art thou better then No, which was ful of people? that lay in the riuers, and had the waters round about it? whose ditche was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?”
Nahum 3:8 — Geneva Bible
Nahum 3:8 in Context — Nahum 3
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?
8 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.
What Does Nahum 3:8 Mean?
Nahum 3:8 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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