Nahum 3:1

The Scriptures 1998

Woe to the city of blood! All of it is a lie, filled with plunder, the prey is not lacking.

Cross References

Psalm 62:10

Do not trust in oppression. And do not become vain in robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them.

Isaiah 17:14

At eventide, look! Alarm! Before morning, it is no more. This is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who rob us.

Isaiah 24:9

No more do they drink wine with a song, strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

Isaiah 42:24

Who gave Yaʽ

Hosea 4:2

“Swearing, and lying, and murdering, and stealing, and committing adultery have increased. And bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Nahum 2:12

The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with torn prey.

Nahum 2:13

“See, I am against you,” declares יהוה  of hosts, “and I shall burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword devour your young lions. And I shall cut off your prey from the earth, and no longer is the voice of your messengers heard.”

Habakkuk 2:12

“Woe to him who builds a town by blood, and establishes a city by unrighteousness!