Nahum 3:10-12

New Catholic Bible

¹⁰Nevertheless, even she became an exile
    and went into captivity.
Even her infants were dashed to pieces
    at every street corner.
Lots were cast for her nobles,
    and all her leaders were put in chains.
¹¹You, too, will become drunk
    and go into hiding.
You, too, will flee,
    seeking a refuge from the enemy.

The Situation of Nineveh Is Desperate^[a]

¹²All your fortresses are fig trees
that bear early fruit.
As soon as they are shaken,
they fall into the mouth of the eater.

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Footnotes

Nahum 3:12 What good, then, is it to work to repair the gaps with clay and intrigues.

Nahum 3:10-12

New International Version

¹⁰Yet she was taken captive^(A)
    and went into exile.
Her infants were dashed^(B) to pieces
    at every street corner.
Lots^(C) were cast for her nobles,
    and all her great men were put in chains.^(D)
¹¹You too will become drunk;^(E)
    you will go into hiding^(F)
    and seek refuge from the enemy.

¹²All your fortresses are like fig trees
with their first ripe fruit;^(G)
when they are shaken,
the figs^(H) fall into the mouth of the eater.

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Nahum 3:10-12

New King James Version

¹⁰Yet she was carried away,
She went into captivity;
^(A)Her young children also were dashed to pieces
^(B)At the head of every street;
They ^(C)cast lots for her honorable men,
And all her great men were bound in chains.
¹¹You also will be ^(D)drunk;
You will be hidden;
You also will seek refuge from the enemy.

¹²All your strongholds are ^(E)fig trees with ripened figs:
If they are shaken,
They fall into the mouth of the eater.

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Nahum 3:10-12

English Standard Version

¹⁰^(A)Yet she became an exile;
    she went into captivity;
^(B)her infants were dashed in pieces
    at the head of every street;
for her honored men ^(C)lots were cast,
    ^(D)and all her great men were bound in chains.
¹¹^(E)You also will be drunken;
    you will go into hiding;
^(F)you will seek a refuge from the enemy.
¹²All your fortresses are ^(G)like fig trees
    with first-ripe figs—
if shaken they fall
    into the mouth of the eater.