Verse 7
Nahum 3:7
Free Bible Version
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Then everyone who sees you will shun you saying, “Nineveh is ruined! But who is going to mourn your loss?” Where should I look to find anyone to comfort you?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָיָ֤ה כָל רֹאַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ יִדּ֣וֹד מִמֵּ֔/ךְ וְ/אָמַר֙ שָׁדְּדָ֣ה נִֽינְוֵ֔ה מִ֖י יָנ֣וּד לָ֑/הּ מֵ/אַ֛יִן אֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ מְנַחֲמִ֖ים לָֽ/ךְ
English Translation
And it will be that all your shepherds will flee from you, and it will be said, "Desolate is Nineveh; who will comfort her? I will seek for her comforters."
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