“And it will come about that all who see you
Will [a]shrink from you and say,
‘Nineveh is devastated!
(A)Who will grieve for her?’
Where will I seek comforters for you?”

Are you better than [b](B)No-amon,
Which was situated by the (C)waters of the Nile,
With water surrounding her,
Whose rampart was [c]the sea,
Whose wall consisted of [d]the sea?
(D)Ethiopia was her might,
And Egypt too, without limits.
(E)Put and (F)Lubim were among [e]her helpers.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 3:7 Lit flee
  2. Nahum 3:8 I.e. the city of Amon: Thebes
  3. Nahum 3:8 I.e. the Nile
  4. Nahum 3:8 I.e. the Nile
  5. Nahum 3:9 Lit your