Nahum 3:7
Nahum · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?”Nahum 3:7
What Does Nahum 3:7 Mean?
Nahum 3:7 is found in the book of Nahum, chapter 3, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Nahum 3:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 51:19“These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?”Jeremiah 15:5“For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?”Zephaniah 2:13“And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.”Psalms 64:8“So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.”Revelation 18:10“Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.”Numbers 16:34“And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.”Jeremiah 51:9“We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.”Lamentations 2:13“What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?”Genesis 10:11“Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,”Jeremiah 50:36“A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.”Nahum 1:1“The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.”Nahum 2:9“Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.”Nahum 2:10“She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.”Jeremiah 51:41“How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!”Revelation 18:16“And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!”
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