Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Nahum 3:11 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Nahum 3:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Nahum chapter 3 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.”
Nahum 3:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Nahum 3:11
Thou also shalt be drunken (gam-at tishkeri, גַּם־אַתְּ תִּשְׁכְּרִי)—after describing Thebes' fate, Nahum turns directly to Nineveh: 'you also' will be drunk. Drunkenness here symbolizes divine judgment—the cup of God's wrath. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and other prophets use this metaphor: nations 'drink' judgment until they stagger and collapse. The comparison is devastating: just as Thebes fell, so will Nineveh.Thou shalt be hid (tihyi ne'alamah)—you will be hidden or obscure (alam, עָלַם). This could mean hiding in fear during attack, or being hidden by destruction—buried and forgotten. History fu...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Nahum 3:11
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“as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I”
“and hide in the dust”
“'Fall on us!' and tell the hills”
“the sin of Israel”
“the princes”
“and publish in Jerusalem; and say”
“full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours it out. Indeed the wicked of the earth drink and drink it to its very dregs.”
“and into the holes of the earth”
“and drunken as with their drink”
“He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition”