King James Version
Nahum 3:9 in the King James Version says “Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite ; Put and Lubim were thy helpers. thy helpers: Heb. in thy hel...” — study this verse from Nahum chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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
And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea? populous: or, nourishing, etc: Heb. No Amon
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite ; Put and Lubim were thy helpers. thy helpers: Heb. in thy help
Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
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“Put”
H6316put, a son of ham, also the name of his descendants or their region, and of a persian tribe
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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