Nahum 3:8-11
New American Standard Bible
8 Are you better than [a](A)No-amon,
Which was situated by the (B)canals of the Nile,
With water surrounding her,
Whose rampart was [b]the sea,
Whose wall consisted of [c]the sea?
9 (C)Ethiopia was her might,
Egypt too, without limits.
(D)Put and (E)Lubim were among [d]her helpers.
10 Yet she (F)became an exile,
She went into captivity;
Also her (G)small children were smashed to pieces
(H)At the head of every street;
They (I)cast lots for her honorable men,
And all her great men were bound with shackles.
11 You too will become (J)drunk,
You will be (K)hidden.
You too will search for a refuge from the enemy.
Nahum 3:8-11
Revised Standard Version
8 Are you better than Thebes[a]
that sat by the Nile,
with water around her,
her rampart a sea,
and water her wall?
9 Ethiopia was her strength,
Egypt too, and that without limit;
Put and the Libyans were her[b] helpers.
10 Yet she was carried away,
she went into captivity;
her little ones were dashed in pieces
at the head of every street;
for her honored men lots were cast,
and all her great men were bound in chains.
11 You also will be drunken,
you will be dazed;
you will seek
a refuge from the enemy.
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