Nahum 3:9 KJV
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
Thou and Ye
- thy one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Its utter destructionStrong-holds, even the strongest, are no defence against the judgments of God. They shall be unable to do any thing for themselves. The Chaldeans and Medes...
Thompson Chains
- EthiopiaSee the chain from Job 28:19 · 5 links
- Trust in ManSee the chain from Psalms 118:9 · 8 links
Cross References
- Ezekiel 27:10 They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
- Ezekiel 30:5 Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.
- Genesis 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
- 2 Chronicles 12:3 With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
- Isaiah 20:5 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
- Jeremiah 46:9 Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
- Ezekiel 38:5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
- 1 Chronicles 1:8 The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
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Topics
Places
- EthiopiaRegion · also Cush · today Meroe · Location well established
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- LibyaRegion · also Put · today Cyrene · Location likely
- LibyaRegion · today Cyrene · Location well established
- Places in Nahum 3 on a map
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Ethiopia כּוּשׁ kûš כּוּשׁ Proper name
- and Egypt וּמִצְרַיִם ûmiṣrayim מִצְרַיִם Proper name · with and
- her strength עָצְמָה ʿoṣmâ עׇצְמָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person feminine singular
- and it was infinite וְאֵין wĕʾên אַיִן Negative · with and קֵצֶה qēṣê קָצֶה Noun · masculine or feminine singular
- Put פּוּט pûṭ פּוּט Proper name
- and Lubim וְלוּבִים wĕlûbîm לוּבִי Noun · masculine plural · with and
- were thy helpers הָיוּ hāyû Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural בְּעֶזְרָתֵךְ bĕʿezrātēk עֶזְרָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: second person feminine singular
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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