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Nahum 3:1 Meaning

Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

Context Explained

1Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

2The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.

3The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:

Key Themes

woeviolencedeceit

Related Cross References

  • Matthew 23:37

    Jesus laments over Jerusalem, similar to the woe pronounced in Nahum.

  • Revelation 21:8

    Both passages highlight the fate of the wicked and the consequences of their actions.

Source: Nahum 3:1