Context 8Are you better than No-amon,Which was situated by the waters of the Nile, With water surrounding her, Whose rampart was the sea, Whose wall consisted of the sea? 9Ethiopia was her might, 10Yet she became an exile, 11You too will become drunk, 12All your fortifications are fig trees with ripe fruit 13Behold, your people are women in your midst! 14Draw for yourself water for the siege! 15There fire will consume you, 16You have increased your traders more than the stars of heaven 17Your guardsmen are like the swarming locust. 18Your shepherds are sleeping, O king of Assyria; 19There is no relief for your breakdown, Parallel Verses American Standard VersionArt 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? Douay-Rheims Bible Art thou better than the populous Alexandria, that dwelleth among the rivers? waters are round about it: the sea is its riches, the waters are its walls. Darby Bible Translation 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 of the sea was her wall? English Revised Version 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? Webster's Bible Translation Art thou better than populous No, that was situated among the rivers, that had the waters around it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea? World English Bible 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? Young's Literal Translation 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. Library "Nineveh, that Great City"Among the cities of the ancient world in the days of divided Israel one of the greatest was Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian realm. Founded on the fertile bank of the Tigris, soon after the dispersion from the tower of Babel, it had flourished through the centuries until it had become "an exceeding great city of three days' journey." Jonah 3:3. In the time of its temporal prosperity Nineveh was a center of crime and wickedness. Inspiration has characterized it as "the bloody city, . . . full … Ellen Gould White—The Story of Prophets and Kings The Tenth Commandment Nahum Links Nahum 3:8 NIV • Nahum 3:8 NLT • Nahum 3:8 ESV • Nahum 3:8 NASB • Nahum 3:8 KJV • Nahum 3:8 Bible Apps • Nahum 3:8 Parallel • Bible Hub |