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And it hath come to pass, Each of thy beholders fleeth from thee, And hath said: `Spoiled is Nineveh, Who doth bemoan for her?' Whence do I seek comforters for thee?

Art thou better than No-Ammon, That is dwelling among brooks? Waters she hath round about her, Whose bulwark [is] the sea, waters her wall.

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

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All who see you will flee(A) from you and say,
    ‘Nineveh(B) is in ruins(C)—who will mourn for her?’(D)
    Where can I find anyone to comfort(E) you?”

Are you better than(F) Thebes,(G)
    situated on the Nile,(H)
    with water around her?
The river was her defense,
    the waters her wall.
Cush[a](I) and Egypt were her boundless strength;
    Put(J) and Libya(K) were among her allies.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 3:9 That is, the upper Nile region