Nahum 3:9

In 11 translations

BSB

Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.That is, the upper Nile region

KJV

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.thy helpers: Heb. in thy help

WEB

Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers.

ASV

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

LSV

Cush her might, and Egypt, and there is no end. Put and Lubim have been for your help.

YLT

Cush her might, and Egypt, and there is no end. Put and Lubim have been for thy help.

DBY

Ethiopia was her strength, and Egypt, and it was infinite; Phut and the Libyans were her helpers.

DRC

Ethiopia and Egypt were the strength thereof, and there is no end: Africa and the Libyans were thy helpers.

GNV

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and there was none ende: Put and Lubim were her helpers.

JPS

Ethiopia and Egypt were thy strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

LXXE

And Ethiopia is her strength, and Egypt; and there was no limit of the flight of her enemies; and the Libyans became her helpers.

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WLC

כּ֥וּשׁ עָצְמָ֛ה וּמִצְרַ֖יִם וְאֵ֣ין קֵ֑צֶה פּ֣וּט וְלוּבִ֔ים הָי֖וּ בְּעֶזְרָתֵֽךְ׃

LXX-Br

καὶ Αἰθιοπία ἰσχὺς αὐτῆς, καὶ Αἴγυπτος· καὶ οὐκ ἔστη πέρας τῆς φυγῆς· καὶ Λίβυες ἐγένοντο βοηθοὶ αὐτῆς.

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• Ezekiel 30:5Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.
• Ezekiel 27:10Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.
• Isaiah 20:5Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
• Genesis 10:6The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• Ezekiel 38:5Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets,
• Jeremiah 46:9Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth— Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.
• 2 Chronicles 12:3with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.
• 1 Chronicles 1:8The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

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