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The Burden against Nineveh

Nahum 1:1

In 11 translations

BSB
This is the burden against Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:
KJV
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
WEB
A revelation about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
ASV
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
LSV
Burden of Nineveh. The Scroll of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
YLT
Burden of Nineveh. The Book of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
DBY
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
DRC
The burden of Ninive. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elcesite.
GNV
The burden of Nineueh. The booke of the vision of Nahum the Elkeshite.
JPS
THE BURDEN of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
LXXE
The burden of Nineve: the book of the vision of Naum the Elkesite.

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Original-language editions

WLC
מַשָּׂ֖א נִֽינְוֵ֑ה סֵ֧פֶר חֲז֛וֹן נַח֖וּם הָאֶלְקֹשִֽׁי׃
LXX-Br
ΛΗΜΜΑ Νινευὴ, βιβλίον ὁράσεως Ναοὺμ τοῦ Ἐλκεσαίου.

Who and where

👤 Nahum📍 Elkosh📍 Nineveh◆ Prophecies of Nahum

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Zephaniah 2:13And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert.
  • Jonah 1:2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”
  • Zechariah 9:1This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place— for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD —
  • Nahum 2:8Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.
  • Isaiah 13:1This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:
  • Genesis 10:11From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
  • Jeremiah 23:33–37“Now when this people or a prophet or priest asks you, ‘What is the burden of the LORD?’ you are to say to them, ‘What burden? I will forsake you, declares the LORD.’ As for the prophet or priest or anyone who claims,…
  • Isaiah 15:1This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!
  • Isaiah 21:1This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
  • Jonah 3:3–4This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, requiring a three-day journey. On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the…
  • Isaiah 23:1This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
  • Isaiah 14:28In the year that King Ahaz died, this burden was received:
  • Isaiah 19:1This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
  • Isaiah 22:1This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops,

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