Cush begot (A)Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.

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Cush was the father[a] of Nimrod,(A) who became a mighty warrior on the earth.

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  1. Genesis 10:8 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 13, 15, 24 and 26.

They shall [a]waste with the sword the land of Assyria,
And the land of (A)Nimrod at its entrances;
Thus He shall (B)deliver us from the Assyrian,
When he comes into our land
And when he treads within our borders.

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  1. Micah 5:6 devastate

who will rule[a] the land of Assyria with the sword,
    the land of Nimrod(A) with drawn sword.[b](B)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
    when they invade our land
    and march across our borders.(C)

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  1. Micah 5:6 Or crush
  2. Micah 5:6 Or Nimrod in its gates