Nahum 3:12 - Modern English Version All your fortresses are like fig trees with first-ripe figs: If they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition All your fortresses are fig trees with early figs; if they are shaken they will fall into the mouth of the eater. American Standard Version (1901) All thy fortresses shall be like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater. Common English Bible All your fortifications are fig trees with ripe fruit; when the trees are shaken, the fruit falls into the mouth of the eater. Catholic Public Domain Version All your fortresses will be like fig trees with their green figs. If they are shaken violently, they will fall into the mouth of the one who devours. |