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Nahum 3:9–10

9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength,

And it was boundless;

lPut and Lubim were 8your helpers.

10 Yet she was carried away,

She went into captivity;

mHer young children also were dashed to pieces

nAt the head of every street;

They ocast lots for her honorable men,

And all her great men were bound in chains.

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Nahum 3:9–10 — The New International Version (NIV)

Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength;

Put and Libya were among her allies.

10 Yet she was taken captive

and went into exile.

Her infants were dashed to pieces

at every street corner.

Lots were cast for her nobles,

and all her great men were put in chains.

Nahum 3:9–10 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Cush was her strength;

Egypt too, and that without limit;

Put and the Libyans were her helpers.

10 Yet she became an exile;

she went into captivity;

her infants were dashed in pieces

at the head of every street;

for her honored men lots were cast,

and all her great men were bound in chains.

Nahum 3:9–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite;

Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

10 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.

Nahum 3:9–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Ethiopia and the land of Egypt

gave unlimited assistance.

The nations of Put and Libya

were among her allies.

10 Yet Thebes fell,

and her people were led away as captives.

Her babies were dashed to death

against the stones of the streets.

Soldiers threw dice to get Egyptian officers as servants.

All their leaders were bound in chains.

Nahum 3:9–10 — New Century Version (NCV)

Cush and Egypt gave her endless strength;

Put and Libya supported her.

10 But Thebes was captured

and went into captivity.

Her small children were beaten to death

at every street corner.

Lots were thrown for her important men,

and all of her leaders were put in chains.

Nahum 3:9–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers. 10 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity; her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets; and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

Nahum 3:9–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Ethiopia was her strength, and Egypt, and it was infinite; Phut and the Libyans were her helpers. 10 She too was carried away, she went into captivity: her infants 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 with chains.

Nahum 3:9–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Sudan and Egypt were her endless strength. 

Put and the Lybians were her help. 

10 Even she went into captivity and was exiled. 

Even her little children were smashed to death at every street corner. 

Soldiers tossed dice for her important men, 

and all her best men were bound in chains. 

Nahum 3:9–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Cush and Egypt were her endless source of strength;

Put and Libya were among her allies.

10 Yet she became an exile;

she went into captivity.

Her children were also dashed to pieces

at the head of every street.

They cast lots for her dignitaries,

and all her nobles were bound in chains.

Nahum 3:9–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Ethiopia was her strength,

Egypt too, and that without limit;

Put and the Libyans were her helpers.

10 Yet she became an exile,

she went into captivity;

even her infants were dashed in pieces

at the head of every street;

lots were cast for her nobles,

all her dignitaries were bound in fetters.

Nahum 3:9–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Cush was her strength, Egypt without end;

Put and Libya were among your allies.

10 Yet she went into captivity as an exile;

her children were dashed to pieces at the head of all the streets.

They cast lots for her nobles;

all of her dignitaries were bound with chains.

Nahum 3:9–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Cush and Egypt gave it all of the strength it needed.

Put and Libya also helped it.

10 But Thebes was captured anyway.

Its people were taken away as prisoners.

Its babies were smashed to pieces

at every street corner.

The Assyrian soldiers cast lots

for all of its great leaders.

They put them in chains

and made slaves out of them.

Nahum 3:9–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Ethiopia was her might,

And Egypt too, without limits.

Put and Lubim were among her helpers.

10 Yet she became an exile,

She went into captivity;

Also her small children were dashed to pieces

At the head of every street;

They cast lots for her honorable men,

And all her great men were bound with fetters.


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