Nahum 2:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.”

What this verse means

Read Nahum 2:9 in the flow of Nahum2 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Nahum2 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

““Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Seize ye silver, seize ye gold, And there is no end to the prepared things, <FI>To<Fi> the abundance of all desirable vessels.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Nahum 2:9 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:10In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
  2. Isaiah 33:1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.
  3. Isaiah 33:4Your spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it.
  4. Jeremiah 25:34Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery.
  5. Jeremiah 46:5Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.
  6. Jeremiah 51:56For a destroyer is coming against her— against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.
  7. Ezekiel 26:12They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water.
  8. Daniel 11:8He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,
  9. Nahum 2:12The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.
  10. Nahum 3:17Your guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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