NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon All thy strong holdsmibtsar (mib-tsawr') a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender -- (de-, most) fenced, fortress, (most) strong (hold). shall be like fig trees t'en (teh-ane') the fig (tree or fruit) -- fig (tree). with the firstripe figs bikkuwr (bik-koor') the first-fruits of the crop -- first fruit (-ripe (figuratively), hasty fruit. if they be shaken nuwa` (noo'-ah) to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined) they shall even fall naphal (naw-fal') to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) into the mouth peh (peh) the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to of the eater 'akal (aw-kal') to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible All your fortifications are fig trees with ripe fruit-- When shaken, they fall into the eater's mouth. King James Bible All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater. Holman Christian Standard Bible All your fortresses are fig trees with figs that ripened first; when shaken, they fall-- right into the mouth of the eater! International Standard Version All your defenses are like fig trees with ripe early fruit— when shaken, it falls right into the devourer's mouth. NET Bible All your fortifications will be like fig trees with first-ripe fruit: If they are shaken, their figs will fall into the mouth of the eater! GOD'S WORD® Translation All your defenses will be like fig trees with the earliest figs. When shaken, the figs fall into the mouth of the eater. King James 2000 Bible All your strongholds shall be like fig trees with the first ripe figs: if they are shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater. Links Nahum 3:12Nahum 3:12 NIV Nahum 3:12 NLT Nahum 3:12 ESV Nahum 3:12 NASB Nahum 3:12 KJV |
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