Nahum 1:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

They are like drunkards overcome by wine, or like dry thorn bushes burning in a fire.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:28

But he told his servants, “Keep an eye on Amnon. When he gets a little drunk from the wine and is feeling good, I'll give the signal. Then kill him! I've commanded you to do it, so don't be afraid. Be strong and brave.”

Psalm 118:12

They swarmed around like bees, but by the power of the LORD, I got rid of them and their fiery sting.

Psalm 68:2

Scatter them like smoke! When you come near, make them melt like wax in a fire.

Exodus 15:7

What a great victory was yours, as you defeated everyone who opposed you. Your fiery anger wiped them out, as though they were straw.

Exodus 5:12

The slaves went all over Egypt, looking for straw.

Isaiah 27:4

I am no longer angry. But if it produces thorns, I will go to war against it and burn it to the ground.

Isaiah 47:14

People who trust the stars are as helpless as straw in a flaming fire. No one can even keep warm, sitting by a fire that feeds only on straw.

Isaiah 5:24

You will go up in flames like straw and hay! You have rejected the teaching of the holy LORD God All-Powerful of Israel. Now your roots will rot, and your blossoms will turn to dust.

Isaiah 56:12

You say to each other, “Let's drink till we're drunk! Tomorrow we'll do it again. We'll really enjoy ourselves.”

Isaiah 9:18

Evil had spread like a raging forest fire sending thorn bushes up in smoke.

Jeremiah 51:39

And since they are hungry, I will give them a banquet. They will celebrate, get drunk, then fall asleep, never to wake up!

Jeremiah 51:57

I, the LORD All-Powerful, the true King, promise that the officials and advisers, the governors and leaders and the soldiers of Babylon will get drunk, fall asleep, and never wake up.

Micah 7:4

The most honest of them is worse than a thorn patch. Your doom has come! Lookouts sound the warning, and everyone panics.

Nahum 3:11

Nineveh, now it's your turn! You will get drunk and try to hide from your enemy.

Malachi 4:1

The day of judgment is certain to come. And it will be like a red-hot furnace with flames that burn up proud and sinful people, as though they were straw. Not a branch or a root will be left. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken!

1 Samuel 25:36

Abigail went back home and found Nabal throwing a party fit for a king. He was very drunk and feeling good, so she didn't tell him anything that night.