Nahum 3:9

Ethiopia and Mitzrayim were her strength, and it was boundless; 1 Put and Luvim (Libya) were her allies. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

In Context

8Art thou better than No Amon (Thebes), 1 that was situated on the Nile, that had the mayim round about it, 1 whose rampart was the yam, and her waters were her chomah? 1

10Yet she went into golus, 1 she went into captivity; 1 her olalim also were dashed in pieces 1 at the head of all the streets; 1 and they cast goral (lots) for her honorable men, 1 and all her gedolim were bound in chains. 1

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 1:8The Bnei Cham: Cush, and Mitzrayim, Put, and Kena'an.

Isaiah 20:5And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Kush their expectation, and of Mitzrayim their tiferet (glory, boast).

Ezekiel 27:10They of Paras (Persia) and of Lud (Lydia) and of Put (Libya) were in thine army, thy anshei hamilchamah; they hanged the mogen and kova (helmet) in thee; they set forth thy splendor.

Ezekiel 30:5Kush, and Put, and Lud, and all the mixed horde, and Libya, and the Bnei Eretz HaBrit with them, shall fall by the cherev. 1

Matthew Henry on Nahum 3:9-19

The Judgment of Nineveh. ( b. c. 710.) 8 Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea? 9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers. 10 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. 11… Read the whole commentary →

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