Nahum 3:8 - Modern English VersionAre you better than Thebes that sat by the Nile, with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, and whose wall was the water? See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea? See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionAre you better than No-amon [Thebes, capital of Upper Egypt], that dwelt by the rivers or canals, that had the waters round about her, whose rampart was a sea [the Nile] and water her wall? See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)Art thou better than No-amon, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about her; whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea? See the chapterCommon English BibleAre you better than Thebes, situated by the Nile, waters surrounding her, whose fortress is sea and whose city wall is waters? See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionAre you better than the populous Alexandria, which dwells along the rivers? Waters encircle it: the sea, with its riches. The waters are its walls. See the chapter |