Parallel Verses
Amplified
Ethiopia was her strength,
And Egypt too, without limits.
New American Standard Bible
And Egypt too, without limits.
King James Version
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
Holman Bible
Put and Libya were among her
International Standard Version
Sudan was her source of strength, along with Egypt there were no limits. Put and the Libyans were her allies.
A Conservative Version
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite. Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
American Standard Version
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
Bible in Basic English
Ethiopia was her strength and Egyptians without number; Put and Lubim were her helpers.
Darby Translation
Ethiopia was her strength, and Egypt, and it was infinite; Phut and the Libyans were her helpers.
Julia Smith Translation
Cush her strength, and Egypt, and no end; Put and Lubim were among thy helpers.
King James 2000
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was without limit; Put and Lubim were your helpers.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Cush [was] her strength, Egypt without end; Put and Libya were among {your allies}.
Modern King James verseion
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, yea, without end. Put and Lubim were among your helpers.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and that exceedingly great above measure. Put and Libya were her helpers,
NET Bible
Cush and Egypt had limitless strength; Put and the Libyans were among her allies.
New Heart English Bible
Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers.
The Emphasized Bible
Ethiopia, was her strength, and Egypt - Yea, without end, - Put and Lubim, were among thy helpers.
Webster
Cush and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
World English Bible
Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers.
Youngs Literal Translation
Cush her might, and Egypt, and there is no end. Put and Lubim have been for thy help.
Themes
Lubims » The region they inhabited was called phut in
Phut » The descendants of phut, or the country inhabited by them
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nahum 3:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Nineveh Will Suffer The Same Fate She Inflicted On Thebes
8
Are you better than
Which was situated by the waters of the Nile,
With water surrounding her,
Whose defense was the sea (the Nile),
Whose wall consisted of the sea?
Ethiopia was her strength,
And Egypt too, without limits.
Yet she became an exile;
She went into captivity.
Her young 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 chains.
Phrases
Cross References
Ezekiel 27:10
“Persia and Lud and Put (Libya) were in your army as your men of war. They hung the shield and the helmet on you; they gave you splendor.
Ezekiel 30:5
Ethiopia (Cush), Put, Lud, all
Genesis 10:6
the sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim [from whom descended the Egyptians], Put, and Canaan;
2 Chronicles 12:3
with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. The people who came with him from Egypt were beyond counting—the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the
Isaiah 20:5
Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.
Jeremiah 46:9
Charge, you horses,
And drive like madmen, you chariots!
Let the warriors go forward:
Ethiopia and Put (Libya) who handle the shield,
And the Lydians who handle and bend the bow.
Ezekiel 38:5
Persia (Iran), Cush (Ethiopia), and Put (Libya, N. Africa) with them, all of them with shield and helmet;
1 Chronicles 1:8
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.