Nahum 3:16

Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.

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Other Translations for Nahum 3:16

BSB
You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away.
AKJV
You have multiplied your merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoils, and flees away.
CPDV
You have made more negotiations than there are stars in the sky. The beetle has spread out and flown away.
ERV
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
NHEB
You have increased your merchants more than the stars of the skies. The grasshopper strips, and flees away.
SMT
Thou didst multiply thy traffics above the stars of the heavens: the feeder spread out and it will fly away.

Commentary for Nahum 3:16

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Nahum 3:16
Summary
Merchants disappear like locusts despite abundance
Place
Nineveh
Event
Merchants flee
Estimated Time Period
c. 610 BC
Category
Prophecy