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


In Context

6 I will pelt you with filth, I will treat you with contempt and make you a spectacle.

7 All who see you will flee from you and say, 'Nineveh is in ruins-who will mourn for her?' Where can I find anyone to comfort you?"

8 Are you better than Thebes, situated on the Nile, with water around her? The river was her defense, the waters her wall.

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

10 Yet she was taken captive and went into exile. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. Lots were cast for her nobles, and all her great men were put in chains.

11 You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Ethiopia and Egypt were the strength thereof, and there is no end: Africa and the Libyans were thy helpers.

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.