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Nahum 3:1 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Nahum 3:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Nahum chapter 3 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Woe to Nineveh
“Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not; bloody: Heb. city of bloods”
Nahum 3:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Nahum 3:1
Chapter 3 opens with a cry: 'Woe to the bloody city!' (hoy ir damim). The Hebrew hoy is both lament and denunciation—a funeral dirge for the living. 'Bloody city' (ir damim) emphasizes Nineveh's violence and cruelty. 'It is all full of lies and robbery' (kullah kachash pereq mele'ah). Lies (kachash) refers to deception, false promises, and treaty violations. Robbery (pereq) suggests violent plunder and prey. 'The prey departeth not' (lo-yamish taraph) indicates constant predation—Nineveh's entire economy and empire built on conquest and exploitation. This comprehensive indictment—violence, dec...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Nahum 3:1
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“and establishes a city by iniquity!”
“the oppressing city!”
“son of man”
“lying”
“to the caldron whose rust is therein”
“and strangled for his lionesses”
“behold”
“and Israel to the robbers? Didn't Yahweh”
“They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.”