14Draw thee water for the siege, strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick-kiln.


In Context

11 Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid; thou also shalt seek a refuge from the enemy.

12 All thy strongholds are like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they even fall into the mouth of the eater.

13 Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are as women: the gates of thy land are set wide open unto thine enemies; the fire devoureth thy bars.

14 Draw thee water for the siege, strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick-kiln.

15 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off; it shall devour thee like the cankerworm. Make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locust.

16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants more than the stars of the heavens; the cankerworm spreadeth himself out and flieth away.

Nahum 3:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:14Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:14Draw water for the siege, strengthen your defenses! Work the clay, tread the mortar, repair the brickwork!

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:14Draw thee water for the siege; strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar; make strong the brickkiln.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:14Draw thee water for the siege, build up thy bulwarks: go into the clay, and tread, work it and make brick.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:14Draw thee water for the siege, strengthen thy fortresses: go into the clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brickkiln.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:14Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick-kiln.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:14Draw water for the siege. Strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. Make the brick kiln strong.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:14Waters of a siege draw for thyself, Strengthen thy fortresses, Enter into mire, and tread on clay, Make strong a brick-kiln.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:14Draw you waters for the siege, fortify your strong holds: go into clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick kiln.