It shall come to pass that all who look upon you
(A)Will flee from you, and say,
(B)‘Nineveh is laid waste!
(C)Who will bemoan her?’
Where shall I seek comforters for you?”

(D)Are you better than (E)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;
(F)Put and Lubim were [c]your helpers.

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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

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