Nahum 3:16
“Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Nahum 3:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the canker-worm ravageth, and fleeth away.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Du hast deiner Kaufleute mehr gemacht als die Sterne des Himmels: der Jelek fällt raubend ein und fliegt davon.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Multiplicaste tus mercaderes más que las estrellas del cielo: el pulgón hizo presa, y voló.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Multiplicaste teus mercadores mais que as estrelas do céu; o inseto devorador estende as asas, e sai voando.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Tu multiplicaste os teus comerciantes mais do que as estrelas dos céus; mas eles parecem gafanhotos jovens: eles pilham a terra e depois voam para longe.
📖 Nahum 3:16 in Context
14Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
15There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
16Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
17Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
18Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
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