12All thy fortresses shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.


In Context

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 Thou also shalt be drunken, thou shalt be hid; thou also shalt seek a strong hold because of the enemy.

12 All thy fortresses shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.

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

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

Nahum 3:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:12All thy strong holds [shall be like] fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:12All your fortresses are like fig trees with their first ripe fruit; when they are shaken, the figs fall into the mouth of the eater.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:12All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with their green figs: if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:12All thy fortresses shall be like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12All thy strongholds are like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they even fall into the mouth of the eater.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12All thy strong holds shall be like fig-trees with the first ripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs: if they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:12All thy fortresses are fig-trees with first-fruits, If they are shaken, They have fallen into the mouth of the eater.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:12All your strong holds shall be like fig trees with the first ripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.