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Nahum 3:16 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Nahum 3:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Nahum chapter 3 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away. spoileth: or, spreadeth himself”
Nahum 3:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Nahum 3:16
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven (hirbeit rokheleykh mikkokhevei hashamayim, הִרְבֵּית רֹכְלַיִךְ מִכּוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמָיִם)—Nineveh increased (rabah, רָבָה) its traders (rokhel, רֹכֵל, merchants/traders) beyond counting, compared to stars (kokhav, כּוֹכָב) of heaven. This describes Nineveh's vast commercial empire—trade routes, merchants, economic networks extending throughout the known world. The city wasn't just military power but commercial hub.The cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away (yelek pashat vaya'oph)—the locust (yelek, יֶלֶק, a type of locust) strips bare ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Nahum 3:16
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“and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens”
“and said”
“and brought them into the land concerning which you did say to their fathers”
“neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant”