Nahum 3:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Nahum 3:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nahum 3:9 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Nahum 3:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Nahum 3:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers.”

Nahum 3:9 — World English Bible

Nahum 3:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Nahum 3:9 — American Standard Version

Nahum 3:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Cush her might, and Egypt, and there is no end. Put and Lubim have been for thy help.”

Nahum 3:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Nahum 3:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Ethiopia was her strength, and Egypt, and it was infinite; Phut and the Libyans were her helpers. ”

Nahum 3:9 — Darby Translation

Nahum 3:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and there was none ende: Put and Lubim were her helpers.”

Nahum 3:9 — Geneva Bible

Nahum 3:9 in Context — Nahum 3

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.

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

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What Does Nahum 3:9 Mean?

Nahum 3:9 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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