Nahum 3:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.”

Nahum 3:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nahum 3:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nahum 3:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Your guards are like the locusts, and your officials like the swarms of locusts, which settle on the walls on a cold day, but when the sun appears, they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.”

Nahum 3:17 — World English Bible

Nahum 3:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thy princes are as the locusts, and thy marshals as the swarms of grasshoppers, which encamp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.”

Nahum 3:17 — American Standard Version

Nahum 3:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Thy crowned ones <FI>are<Fi> as a locust, And thy princes as great grasshoppers, That encamp in hedges in a day of cold, The sun hath risen, and it doth flee away, And not known is its place where they are.”

Nahum 3:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Nahum 3:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thy chosen men are as the locusts, and thy captains as swarms of grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day: when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.”

Nahum 3:17 — Darby Translation

Nahum 3:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thy princes are as the grashoppers, and thy captaines as the great grashoppers which remaine in the hedges in the colde day: but when the sunne ariseth, they flee away and their place is not knowen where they are.”

Nahum 3:17 — Geneva Bible

Nahum 3:17 in Context — Nahum 3

15 Ali o fogo te consumirá, a espada te cortará, te consumirá como o inseto devorador. Multiplica-te como o inseto devorador; multiplica-te como o gafanhoto.

16 Multiplicaste teus mercadores mais que as estrelas do céu; o inseto devorador estende as asas, e sai voando.

17 Teus oficiais são como gafanhotos, e teus capitães como enxames de gafanhotos que pousam em nas paredes nos dias de frio; quando o sol se levanta eles voam, de modo que não se pode saber seu lugar onde estiveram.

18 Teus pastores cochilam, ó rei da Assíria, teus nobres descansam; teu povo se espalhou pelos montes, e ninguém o ajuntará.

19 Não há cura para tua ferida; tua chaga é fatal; todos os que ouviram tua fama baterão palmas por causa de ti, pois sobre quem tua maldade não passou continuamente?

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What Does Nahum 3:17 Mean?

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