Nahum 3 – read and compare multiple versions of the Bible
World English Bible
Nahum 3 (WEBP)
[1] Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery—no end to the prey.
[2] The noise of the whip, the noise of the rattling of wheels, prancing horses, and bounding chariots,
[3] the horseman charging, and the flashing sword, the glittering spear, and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of corpses, and there is no end of the bodies. They stumble on their bodies
[4] because of the multitude of the prostitution of the alluring prostitute, the mistress of witchcraft, who sells nations through her prostitution, and families through her witchcraft.
[5] “Behold, I am against you,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show the nations your nakedness, and the kingdoms your shame.
[6] I will throw abominable filth on you and make you vile, and will make you a spectacle.
[7] It will happen that all those who look at you will flee from you, and say, ‘Nineveh is laid waste! Who will mourn for her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?”
[8] Are you better than No-Amon,§ who was situated among the rivers,§ who had the waters around her, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea?
[9] Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her 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] You also will be drunken. You will be hidden. You also will seek a stronghold because of the enemy.
[12] All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs. If they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.
[13] Behold, your troops among you are women. The gates of your land are set wide open to your enemies. The fire has devoured your bars.
[14] Draw water for the siege. Strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. Make the brick kiln strong.
[15] There the fire will devour you. The sword will cut you off. It will devour you like the grasshopper. Multiply like grasshoppers. Multiply like the locust.
[16] You have increased your merchants more than the stars of the skies. The grasshopper strips and flees away.
[17] Your guards are like the locusts, and your officials like the swarms of locusts, which settle on the walls on a cold day, but when the sun appears, they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
[18] Your shepherds slumber, king of Assyria. Your nobles lie down. Your people are scattered on the mountains, and there is no one to gather them.
[19] There is no healing your wound, for your injury is fatal. All who hear the report of you clap their hands over you, for who hasn’t felt your endless cruelty?
Nahum 3:8a or, Thebes
Nahum 3:8b or, Nile
Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.
King James w/Strong’s #s
Nahum 3 (KJVS)
[1] Woe H1945 to the bloody H1818 city H5892! it [is] all full H4392 of lies H3585 [and] robbery H6563; the prey H2964 departeth H4185 (8686) not;
[2] The noise H6963 of a whip H7752, and the noise H6963 of the rattling H7494 of the wheels H212, and of the pransing H1725 (8802) horses H5483, and of the jumping H7540 (8764) chariots H4818.
[3] The horseman H6571 lifteth up H5927 (8688) both the bright H3851 sword H2719 and the glittering H1300 spear H2595: and [there is] a multitude H7230 of slain H2491, and a great H3514 number of carcases H6297; and [there is] none end H7097 of [their] corpses H1472; they stumble H3782 (8804) (8675) H3782 (8735) upon their corpses H1472:
[4] Because of the multitude H7230 of the whoredoms H2183 of the wellfavoured H2896 H2580 harlot H2181 (8802), the mistress H1172 of witchcrafts H3785, that selleth H4376 (8802) nations H1471 through her whoredoms H2183, and families H4940 through her witchcrafts H3785.
[5] Behold, I [am] against thee, saith H5002 (8803) the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635; and I will discover H1540 (8765) thy skirts H7757 upon thy face H6440, and I will shew H7200 (8689) the nations H1471 thy nakedness H4626, and the kingdoms H4467 thy shame H7036.
[6] And I will cast H7993 (8689) abominable filth H8251 upon thee, and make thee vile H5034 (8765), and will set H7760 (8804) thee as a gazingstock H7210.
[7] And it shall come to pass, [that] all they that look H7200 (8802) upon thee shall flee H5074 (8799) from thee, and say H559 (8804), Nineveh H5210 is laid waste H7703 (8795): who will bemoan H5110 (8799) her? whence H370 shall I seek H1245 (8762) comforters H5162 (8764) for thee?
[8] Art thou better H3190 (8686) than populous H527 (8675) H528 No H4996, that was situate H3427 (8802) among the rivers H2975, [that had] the waters H4325 round about H5439 it, whose rampart H2426 [was] the sea H3220, [and] her wall H2346 [was] from the sea H3220?
[9] Ethiopia H3568 and Egypt H4714 [were] her strength H6109, and [it was] infinite H369 H7097; Put H6316 and Lubim H3864 were thy helpers H5833.
[10] Yet [was] she carried away H1473, she went H1980 (8804) into captivity H7628: her young children H5768 also were dashed in pieces H7376 (8792) at the top H7218 of all the streets H2351: and they cast H3032 (8804) lots H1486 for her honourable men H3513 (8737), and all her great men H1419 were bound H7576 (8795) in chains H2131.
[11] Thou also shalt be drunken H7937 (8799): thou shalt be hid H5956 (8737), thou also shalt seek H1245 (8762) strength H4581 because of the enemy H341 (8802).
[12] All thy strong holds H4013 [shall be like] fig trees H8384 with the firstripe figs H1061: if they be shaken H5128 (8735), they shall even fall H5307 (8804) into the mouth H6310 of the eater H398 (8802).
[13] Behold, thy people H5971 in the midst H7130 of thee [are] women H802: the gates H8179 of thy land H776 shall be set wide H6605 (8800) open H6605 (8738) unto thine enemies H341 (8802): the fire H784 shall devour H398 (8804) thy bars H1280.
[14] Draw H7579 (8798) thee waters H4325 for the siege H4692, fortify H2388 (8761) thy strong holds H4013: go H935 (8798) into clay H2916, and tread H7429 (8798) the morter H2563, make strong H2388 (8685) the brickkiln H4404.
[15] There shall the fire H784 devour H398 (8799) thee; the sword H2719 shall cut thee off H3772 (8686), it shall eat thee up H398 (8799) like the cankerworm H3218: make thyself many H3513 (8690) as the cankerworm H3218, make thyself many H3513 (8690) as the locusts H697.
[16] Thou hast multiplied H7235 (8689) thy merchants H7402 (8802) above the stars H3556 of heaven H8064: the cankerworm H3218 spoileth H6584 (8804), and flieth away H5774 (8799).
[17] Thy crowned H4502 [are] as the locusts H697, and thy captains H2951 as the great grasshoppers H1462, which camp H2583 (8802) in the hedges H1448 in the cold H7135 day H3117, [but] when the sun H8121 ariseth H2224 (8804) they flee away H5074 (8776), and their place H4725 is not known H3045 (8738) where H335 they [are].
[18] Thy shepherds H7462 (8802) slumber H5123 (8804), O king H4428 of Assyria H804: thy nobles H117 shall dwell H7931 (8799) [in the dust]: thy people H5971 is scattered H6335 (8738) upon the mountains H2022, and no man gathereth H6908 (8764) [them].
[19] [There is] no healing H3545 of thy bruise H7667; thy wound H4347 is grievous H2470 (8737): all that hear H8085 (8802) the bruit H8088 of thee shall clap H8628 (8804) the hands H3709 over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness H7451 passed H5674 (8804) continually H8548?
Young’s Literal Translation
Nahum 3 (YLT)
[1] Woe to the city of blood, She is all with lies-burglary-full, Prey doth not depart.
[2] The sound of a whip, And the sound of the rattling of a wheel, And of a prancing horse, and of a bounding chariot, Of a horseman mounting.
[3] And the flame of a sword, and the lightning of a spear, And the abundance of the wounded, And the weight of carcases, Yea, there is no end to the bodies, They stumble over their bodies.
[4] Because of the abundance of the fornications of an harlot, The goodness of the grace of the lady of witchcrafts, Who is selling nations by her fornications, And families by her witchcrafts.
[5] Lo, I am against thee, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And have removed thy skirts before thy face, And have shewed nations thy nakedness, And kingdoms thy shame,
[6] And I have cast upon thee abominations, And dishonoured thee, and made thee as a sight.
[7] And it hath come to pass, Each of thy beholders fleeth from thee, And hath said: ‘Spoiled is Nineveh, Who doth bemoan for her?’ Whence do I seek comforters for thee?
[8] Art thou better than No-Ammon, That is dwelling among brooks? Waters she hath round about her, Whose bulwark is the sea, waters her wall.
[9] Cush her might, and Egypt, and there is no end. Put and Lubim have been for thy help.
[10] Even she doth become an exile, She hath gone into captivity, Even her sucklings are dashed to pieces At the top of all out-places, And for her honoured ones they cast a lot, And all her great ones have been bound in fetters.
[11] Even thou art drunken, thou art hidden, Even thou dost seek a strong place, because of an enemy.
[12] All thy fortresses are fig-trees with first-fruits, If they are shaken, They have fallen into the mouth of the eater.
[13] Lo, thy people are women in thy midst, To thine enemies thoroughly opened Have been the gates of thy land, Consumed hath fire thy bars.
[14] Waters of a siege draw for thyself, Strengthen thy fortresses, Enter into mire, and tread on clay, Make strong a brick-kiln.
[15] There consume thee doth a fire, Cut thee off doth a sword, It doth consume thee as a cankerworm! Make thyself heavy as the cankerworm, Make thyself heavy as the locust.
[16] Multiply thy merchants above the stars of the heavens, The cankerworm hath stripped off, and doth flee away.
[17] Thy crowned ones are as a locust, And thy princes as great grasshoppers, That encamp in hedges in a day of cold, The sun hath risen, and it doth flee away, And not known is its place where they are.
[18] Slumbered have thy friends, king of Asshur, Rest do thine honourable ones, Scattered have been thy people on the mountains, And there is none gathering.
[19] There is no weakening of thy destruction, Grievous is thy smiting, All hearing thy fame have clapped the hand at thee, For over whom did not thy wickedness pass continually?