Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Nineveh, are you any better than Thebes, the capital of Egypt? She too had a river to protect her like a wall--the Nile was her defense. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. thou. Ezekiel 31:2,3 Son of man, speak to Pharao king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom art thou like in thy greatness? . . . Amos 6:2 Pass ye over to Chalane, and see, and go from thence into Emath the great: and go down into Geth of the Philistines, and to all the best kingdoms of these: if their border be larger than your border. populous No. Jeremiah 46:25,26 The Lord of hosts the God of Israel hath said: Behold I will visit upon the tumult of Alexandria, and upon Pharao, and upon Egypt, and upon her gods, and upon her kings, and upon Pharao, and upon them that trust in him. . . . Ezekiel 30:14-16 And I will destroy the land of Phatures, and will make a fire in Taphnis, and will execute judgments in Alexandria. . . . that had. Isaiah 19:5-10 And the water of the sea shall be dried up, and the river shall be wasted and dry. . . . Context Judgment Against Nineveh…7And it shall come to pass that every one that shall see thee, shall flee from thee, and shall say: Ninive is laid waste: who shall bemoan thee? whence shall I seek a comforter for thee? 8Art 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.9Ethiopia and Egypt were the strength thereof, and there is no end: Africa and the Libyans were thy helpers.… Cross References Isaiah 19:6 And the rivers shall fail: the streams of the banks shall be diminished, and be dried up. The reed and the bulrush shall wither away. Jeremiah 25:19 Pharao the king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people, Jeremiah 46:12 The nations have heard of thy disgrace, and thy howling hath filled the land: for the strong hath stumbled against the strong, and both are fallen together. Jeremiah 46:25 The Lord of hosts the God of Israel hath said: Behold I will visit upon the tumult of Alexandria, and upon Pharao, and upon Egypt, and upon her gods, and upon her kings, and upon Pharao, and upon them that trust in him. Ezekiel 29:15 It shall be the lowest among other kingdoms, and it shall no more be exalted over the nations, and I will diminish them that they shall rule no more over the nations. Ezekiel 30:14 And I will destroy the land of Phatures, and will make a fire in Taphnis, and will execute judgments in Alexandria. Jump to Previous Better Brooks Bulwark Consisted Defense Dwelling Earthwork Nile Populous Rampart River Rivers Round Sat Sea Seated Situate Situated Streams Surrounding Thebes Wall Water WatersJump to Next Better Brooks Bulwark Consisted Defense Dwelling Earthwork Nile Populous Rampart River Rivers Round Sat Sea Seated Situate Situated Streams Surrounding Thebes Wall Water WatersLinks Nahum 3:8 NIVNahum 3:8 NLT Nahum 3:8 ESV Nahum 3:8 NASB Nahum 3:8 Bible Apps Nahum 3:8 Biblia Paralela Nahum 3:8 Chinese Bible Nahum 3:8 French Bible Nahum 3:8 German Bible Alphabetical: Are around better by consisted defense her Nile No-amon of on rampart river sea situated surrounding than the Thebes wall was water waters Which Whose with you OT Prophets: Nahum 3:8 Are you better than No-Amon who was (Nah. Na) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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