Nahum 2:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.”
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“It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And it is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, beating upon their breasts.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And it is established--she hath removed, She hath been brought up, And her handmaids are leading as the voice of doves, Tabering on their hearts.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Nahum 2:7 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 32:12Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines,
- Isaiah 38:14I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
- Isaiah 59:11We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
- Nahum 3:13Look at your troops— they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars.
- Luke 23:27A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
- Luke 23:48And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
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