Nahum 1:11

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“From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.”

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BSBPD

“From you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord, a wicked counsellor.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah--a worthless counsellor.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Nahum 1:11 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
  2. 2 Samuel 20:1Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”
  3. 2 Kings 18:13In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
  4. 2 Kings 18:30Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’
  5. 2 Kings 19:22Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
  6. 2 Chronicles 13:7Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.
  7. 2 Chronicles 32:15So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
  8. Isaiah 10:7But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
  9. Nahum 1:9Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.

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

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