NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Thou hast multipliedrabah (raw-baw') to increase (in whatever respect) thy merchants rakal (raw-kal') to travel for trading -- (spice) merchant. above the stars kowkab (ko-kawb') a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince -- star(-gazer). of heaven shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim) air, astrologer, heaven(-s). the cankerworm yekeq (yeh'-lek) a devourer; specifically, the young locust -- cankerworm, caterpillar. spoileth pashat (paw-shat') to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.) and flieth away `uwph (oof) to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible You have increased your traders more than the stars of heaven-- The creeping locust strips and flies away. King James Bible Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away. Holman Christian Standard Bible You have made your merchants more numerous than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away. International Standard Version You added to your inventory of businessmen— they number more than the stars of heaven. The creeping locust sheds its skin and flies away. NET Bible Increase your merchants more than the stars of heaven! They are like the young locust which sheds its skin and flies away. GOD'S WORD® Translation You have produced more businessmen than there are stars in the sky. [They are] like locusts that attack and then fly away. King James 2000 Bible You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of heaven: the locust plunders, and flies away. Links Nahum 3:16Nahum 3:16 NIV Nahum 3:16 NLT Nahum 3:16 ESV Nahum 3:16 NASB Nahum 3:16 KJV |
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