Nahum 3:1

New English Translation

Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! She is full of lies; she is filled with plunder; she has hoarded her spoil!

Cross References

Psalm 62:10

Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!

Isaiah 17:14

In the evening there is sudden terror; by morning they vanish. This is the fate of those who try to plunder us, the destiny of those who try to loot us!

Isaiah 24:9

They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.

Isaiah 42:24

Who handed Jacob over to the robber? Who handed Israel over to the looters? Was it not the Lord, against whom we sinned? They refused to follow his commands; they disobeyed his law.

Hosea 4:2

There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed.

Nahum 2:12

The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed and strangled prey to provide food for his lionesses; he filled his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh.

Nahum 2:13

“I am against you!” declares the Lord who commands armies: “I will burn your chariots with fire; the sword will devour your young lions; you will no longer prey upon the land; the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

Habakkuk 2:12

The one who builds a city by bloodshed is as good as dead – he who starts a town by unjust deeds.