And the Lord hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
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4 additional translationsAnd Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image; I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
The LORD has issued a command concerning you, O Nineveh: “There will be no descendants to carry on your name. I will cut off the carved image and cast idol from the house of your gods; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible.”
And commanded concerning thee hath Jehovah, `No more of thy name doth spread abroad, From the house of thy gods I cut off graven and molten image, I appoint thy grave, for thou hast been vile.
And Jehovah hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thygod will I cut off the graven image, and the molten image: I will prepare thy grave; for thou art vile.
About this book
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About this book
Old TestamentNahum — A century after Jonah, Nineveh is still Nineveh — and Nahum's burden is the city's destruction. Three short chapters of breathtaking poetry on the fall of Assyria's capital.
- Author
- Nahum the Elkoshite (1:1)
- Date
- Between 663 BC (the fall of Thebes, 3:8) and 612 BC (Nineveh's actual fall)