Add parallel Print Page Options

Ethiopia[a] was her strength,
    Egypt too, and that without limit;
    Put and the Libyans were her[b] helpers.

10 Yet she became an exile,
    she went into captivity;
even her infants were dashed in pieces
    at the head of every street;
lots were cast for her nobles,
    all her dignitaries were bound in fetters.
11 You also will be drunken,
    you will go into hiding;[c]
you will seek
    a refuge from the enemy.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Nahum 3:9 Or Nubia; Heb Cush
  2. Nahum 3:9 Gk: Heb your
  3. Nahum 3:11 Meaning of Heb uncertain

Bible Gateway Recommends

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Holy Bible: NRSV
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Holy Bible: NRSV
Retail: $19.99
Our Price: $13.99
Save: $6.00 (30%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
NRSV Lectern Anglicized Bible with Apocrypha, Goatskin, black
NRSV Lectern Anglicized Bible with Apocrypha, Goatskin, black
Retail: $925.00
Our Price: $832.50
Save: $92.50 (10%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
NRSV Catholic Edition Bible, Bird of Paradise--hardcover
NRSV Catholic Edition Bible, Bird of Paradise--hardcover
Retail: $29.99
Our Price: $19.99
Save: $10.00 (33%)
NRSV Catholic Edition Bible, Easter Lily--Softcover
NRSV Catholic Edition Bible, Easter Lily--Softcover
Retail: $24.99
Our Price: $16.99
Save: $8.00 (32%)