Nahum 3:1

God's Word

How horrible it will be for that city of bloody violence! It is completely full of lies and stolen goods—never without victims.

Cross References

Psalm 62:10

Do not count on extortion ⌞to make you rich⌟. Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. When riches increase, do not depend on them.

Isaiah 17:14

In the evening there will be sudden terror. Before morning they will be gone. This will be the fate of those who looted us, the destiny of those who robbed us.

Isaiah 24:9

People no longer drink wine when they sing. Liquor tastes bad to its drinkers.

Isaiah 42:24

Who gave Jacob away as loot and handed Israel over to robbers? Wasn’t it the Lord, against whom we have sinned? They didn’t want to live his way. They didn’t obey his teachings.

Hosea 4:2

There is cursing, lying, murdering, stealing, and adultery. People break ⌞my laws⌟, and there is one murder after another.

Nahum 2:12

The lion tore its prey to pieces to feed its cubs. It strangled ⌞the prey⌟ for its mates. It used to fill its caves with torn carcasses and its dens with torn flesh.

Nahum 2:13

“I am against you, Nineveh,” declares the Lord of Armies. “I will send your chariots up in smoke, and a sword will kill your young lions. I will remove your prey from the earth, and no one will ever hear the voice of your messengers again.”

Habakkuk 2:12

“ ‘How horrible it will be for the one who builds a city by slaughter and founds a town by crime.’