Genesis 10:9

New Century Version

He was a great hunter before the Lord, which is why people say someone is “like Nimrod, a great hunter before the Lord.”

Cross References

Genesis 10:10

At first Nimrod’s kingdom covered Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Babylonia.

Genesis 10:8

Cush also had a descendant named Nimrod, who became a very powerful man on earth.

Genesis 13:13

Now the people of Sodom were very evil and were always sinning against the Lord.

Genesis 25:27

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter. He loved to be out in the fields. But Jacob was a quiet man and stayed among the tents.

Genesis 27:30

Isaac finished blessing Jacob. Then, just as Jacob left his father Isaac, Esau came in from hunting.

Genesis 6:11

People on earth did what God said was evil, and violence was everywhere.

Genesis 6:4

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also later. That was when the sons of God had sexual relations with the daughters of human beings. These women gave birth to children, who became famous and were the mighty warriors of long ago.

2 Chronicles 28:22

During Ahaz’s troubles he was even more unfaithful to the Lord.

Psalm 52:7

“Look what happened to the man who did not depend on God but depended on his money. He grew strong by his evil plans.”

Isaiah 18:2

That land sends messengers across the sea; they go on the water in boats made of reeds. Go, quick messengers, to a people who are tall and smooth-skinned, who are feared everywhere. They are a powerful nation that defeats other nations. Their land is divided by rivers.

Jeremiah 16:16

“I will soon send for many fishermen to come to this land,” says the Lord. “And they will catch the people of Judah. After that, I will send for many hunters to come to this land. And they will hunt the people of Judah on every mountain and hill and in the cracks of the rocks.

Ezekiel 13:18

Say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: How terrible it will be for women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils of every length to trap people! You ruin the lives of my people but try to save your own lives.

Micah 7:2

All of the faithful people are gone; there is not one good person left in this country. Everyone is waiting to kill someone; everyone is trying to trap someone else.