Jump to Previous Cankerworm Canker-Worm Creeping Flee Flees Fleeth Flies Flieth Grasshopper Heaven Heavens Increased Itself Locust Merchants Multiplied Multiply Skies Sky Spoileth Spreadeth Spreads Stars Strip Stripped Strips Traders WingsJump to Next Cankerworm Canker-Worm Creeping Flee Flees Fleeth Flies Flieth Grasshopper Heaven Heavens Increased Itself Locust Merchants Multiplied Multiply Skies Sky Spoileth Spreadeth Spreads Stars Strip Stripped Strips Traders WingsParallel Verses English Standard Version You increased your merchants more than the stars of the heavens. The locust spreads its wings and flies away. 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. American King James Version You have multiplied your merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoils, and flees away. American Standard Version Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the canker-worm ravageth, and fleeth away. Douay-Rheims Bible Thou hast multiplied thy merchandises above the stars of heaven: the bruchus hath spread himself and flown away. Darby Bible Translation Thou hast multiplied thy merchants more than the stars of the heavens; the cankerworm spreadeth himself out and flieth away. English Revised Version Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away. Webster's Bible Translation Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the canker-worm spoileth, and flieth away. World English Bible You have increased your merchants more than the stars of the skies. The grasshopper strips, and flees away. Young's Literal Translation Multiply thy merchants above the stars of the heavens, The cankerworm hath stripped off, and doth flee away. 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) Multilingual Nahum 3:16 FrenchLinks Nahum 3:16 NIV • Nahum 3:16 NLT • Nahum 3:16 ESV • Nahum 3:16 NASB • Nahum 3:16 KJV • Nahum 3:16 Bible Apps • Nahum 3:16 Parallel • Bible Hub |