(A)Go over to (B)Calneh and see;
And from there go to (C)Hamath the great;
Then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
(D)Are you better than these kingdoms?
Or is their territory greater than your territory?

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Go to Kalneh(A) and look at it;
    go from there to great Hamath,(B)
    and then go down to Gath(C) in Philistia.
Are they better off than(D) your two kingdoms?
    Is their land larger than yours?

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(A)Are you better than (B)No[a] Amon
That was situated by the [b]River,
That had the waters around her,
Whose rampart was the sea,
Whose wall was the sea?

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 3:8 Ancient Thebes; Tg., Vg. populous Alexandria
  2. Nahum 3:8 Lit. rivers, the Nile and the surrounding canals

Are you better than(A) Thebes,(B)
    situated on the Nile,(C)
    with water around her?
The river was her defense,
    the waters her wall.

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34 Where are the gods of (A)Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim and Hena and (B)Ivah? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

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34 Where are the gods of Hamath(A) and Arpad?(B) Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria from my hand?

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10 (A)And the beginning of his kingdom was (B)Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

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10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,(A) Uruk,(B) Akkad and Kalneh,(C) in[a] Shinar.[b](D)

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  1. Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
  2. Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia

Now he went out and (A)made war against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities around Ashdod and among the Philistines.

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He went to war against the Philistines(A) and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod.(B) He then rebuilt towns near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.

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Is not (A)Calno (B)like Carchemish?
Is not Hamath like Arpad?
Is not Samaria (C)like Damascus?
10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols,
Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 As I have done to Samaria and her idols,
Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’ ”

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    ‘Has not Kalno(A) fared like Carchemish?(B)
Is not Hamath(C) like Arpad,(D)
    and Samaria(E) like Damascus?(F)
10 As my hand seized the kingdoms of the idols,(G)
    kingdoms whose images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria—
11 shall I not deal with Jerusalem and her images
    as I dealt with Samaria and her idols?(H)’”

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And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named (A)Goliath, from (B)Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

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A champion named Goliath,(A) who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span.[a]

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:4 That is, about 9 feet 9 inches or about 3 meters

“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude:

(A)‘Whom are you like in your greatness?
(B)Indeed Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon,
With fine branches that shaded the forest,
And of high stature;
And its top was among the thick boughs.

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“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes:

“‘Who can be compared with you in majesty?
Consider Assyria,(A) once a cedar in Lebanon,(B)
    with beautiful branches overshadowing the forest;
it towered on high,
    its top above the thick foliage.(C)

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10 For pass beyond the coasts of [a]Cyprus and see,
Send to [b]Kedar and consider diligently,
And see if there has been such a (A)thing.
11 (B)Has a nation changed its gods,
Which are (C)not gods?
(D)But My people have changed their Glory
For what does not profit.

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  1. Jeremiah 2:10 Heb. Kittim, representative of western cultures
  2. Jeremiah 2:10 In northern Arabian desert, representative of eastern cultures

10 Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus(A) and look,
    send to Kedar[a](B) and observe closely;
    see if there has ever been anything like this:
11 Has a nation ever changed its gods?
    (Yet they are not gods(C) at all.)
But my people have exchanged their glorious(D) God
    for worthless idols.

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  1. Jeremiah 2:10 In the Syro-Arabian desert

12 Have the (A)gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar? 13 Where is the king of (B)Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?’ ”

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12 Did the gods of the nations that were destroyed by my predecessors(A) deliver them—the gods of Gozan, Harran,(B) Rezeph and the people of Eden(C) who were in Tel Assar? 13 Where is the king of Hamath or the king of Arpad?(D) Where are the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim,(E) Hena and Ivvah?”(F)

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18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, “The Lord will deliver us.” Has any one of the (A)gods of the nations delivered its land from the hand of the king of Assyria? 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Indeed, have they delivered (B)Samaria from my hand?

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18 “Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The Lord will deliver us.’ Have the gods of any nations ever delivered their lands from the hand of the king of Assyria? 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad?(A) Where are the gods of Sepharvaim?(B) Have they rescued Samaria(C) from my hand?

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13 (A)Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?’ ”

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13 Where is the king of Hamath or the king of Arpad? Where are the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah?”(A)

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30 The men of (A)Babylon made Succoth Benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,

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30 The people from Babylon made Sukkoth Benoth, those from Kuthah made Nergal, and those from Hamath made Ashima;

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