Nahum 3:8
“Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Nahum 3:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Art thou better than No-amon, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about her; whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Bist du vorzüglicher als No-Ammon, die an den Strömen wohnte, Wasser rings um sich her? Das Meer war ihr Bollwerk, aus Meer bestand ihre Mauer.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿Eres tú mejor que No-amón, que estaba asentada entre ríos, cercada de aguas, cuyo baluarte era la mar, y del mar su muralla?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
És tu melhor que Nô-Amom, que estava situada entre os rios, cercada de águas, cuja fortificação era o mar, e o rio como muralha?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Nínive, por acaso tu és melhor do que Tebas, aquela que foi construída junto ao rio Nilo, a que tinha água a sua volta, que tinha o oceano como defesa e o mar como muros?
📖 Nahum 3:8 in Context
6And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.
7And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
8Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
9Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
10Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
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