(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?
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength,
And it was boundless;
(C)Put and Lubim were [c]your helpers.
10 Yet she was carried away,
She went into captivity;
(D)Her young children also were dashed to pieces
(E)At the head of every street;
They (F)cast lots for her honorable men,
And all her great men were bound in chains.
11 You also will be (G)drunk;
You will be hidden;
You also will seek refuge from the enemy.

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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
  3. Nahum 3:9 LXX her

Art thou better than No-amon, that was situate among the [a]rivers, that had the waters round about her; whose rampart was [b]the sea, and her wall was of the sea? 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 head of all the streets; and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. 11 Thou also shalt be drunken; thou shalt be hid; thou also shalt seek [c]a stronghold because of the enemy.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 3:8 Or, canals. See Ex. 7:19.
  2. Nahum 3:8 That is, the Nile
  3. Nahum 3:11 Or, a defence against