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Nahum

3

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9

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Ethiopia Chush Noun H3568 כּ֥וּשׁ kush
[were] her strength abundance Noun H6109 עָצְמָ֛ה a·tze·mah
and Egypt Egypt Noun H4714 וּמִצְרַ֖יִם u·mitz·ra·yim
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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without else Particle H369 וְאֵ֣ין ve·'ein
limits after Noun H7097 קֵ֑צֶה ke·tzeh;
Put Phut Noun H6316 פּ֣וּט put
Analysis:
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and Lubim Dry region Noun H3864 וְלוּבִ֔ים ve·lu·vim,
Analysis:
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were thy helpers help-ed Noun H5833 בְּעֶזְרָתֵֽךְ׃ be·'ez·ra·tech.

Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

Put

PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

People

Lubim

inhab. of N. Africa

Put

a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

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King James Bible Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
Hebrew Greek English Ethiopia and was her might, And Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; too, without limits. Put and Lubim were thy among her helpers.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Ethiopia and was her might, And Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; too, without limits. Put and Lubim were thy among her helpers.