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Nahum 3:9 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Nahum 3:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Nahum chapter 3 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite ; Put and Lubim were thy helpers. thy helpers: Heb. in thy help”
Nahum 3:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Nahum 3:9
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite (Kush ve'Mitzrayim otzmah ve'eyn qetseh, כּוּשׁ וּמִצְרַיִם עָצְמָה וְאֵין קֵצֶה)—continuing the comparison with Thebes (No-Amon), Nahum lists her allies. Kush (כּוּשׁ, Ethiopia/Nubia) and Mitzrayim (מִצְרַיִם, Egypt) were her might (otzmah, עָצְמָה), endless (eyn qetseh, אֵין קֵצֶה, without limit). During this period, Ethiopia's 25th Dynasty ruled Egypt, uniting the Nile Valley's power.Put and Lubim were thy helpers (Put veLuvim hayu be'ezrateykh)—Put (פּוּט, possibly Libya or Somalia) and Lubim (לוּבִים, Libyans) were among her helper...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Nahum 3:9
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“your men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in you; they set forth your comeliness.”
“and Put”
“Cush”
“Mizraim”
“you horses; and rage”
“and sixty thousand horsemen. The people were without number who came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim”
“because of Ethiopia their expectation”
“and Mizraim”