9Ethiopia and Egypt were the strength thereof, and there is no end: Africa and the Libyans were thy helpers.


In Context

6 And I will cast abominations upon thee, and will disgrace thee, and will make an example of thee.

7 And 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?

8 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.

9 Ethiopia and Egypt were the strength thereof, and there is no end: Africa and the Libyans were thy helpers.

10 Yet she also was removed and carried into captivity: her young children were dashed in pieces at the top of every street, and they cast lots upon her nobles, and all her great men were bound in fetters.

11 Therefore thou also shalt be made drunk, and shalt be despised: and thou shalt seek help from the enemy.

Nahum 3:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Ethiopia and Egypt [were] her strength, and [it was] infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were among her allies.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9Ethiopia was her strength, and Egypt, and it was infinite; Phut and the Libyans were her helpers.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9Cush and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9Cush her might, and Egypt, and there is no end. Put and Lubim have been for thy help.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were your helpers.