Nahum 3:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nahum 3:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nahum 3:11 is a verse from the book of Nahum in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nahum 3:11 — KJV
“Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.”
— Nahum 3:11 (KJV)
Nahum 3:11 in Context — About the Book of Nahum
Nahum announces the fall of Nineveh — the brutal Assyrian capital that had terrorized nations for generations. Its comfort is fierce: the Lord is slow to anger but will not leave the guilty unpunished, and He is a refuge in trouble for those who trust in Him.
Cross-References for Nahum 3:11
“For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.”
Shares key themes with Nahum 3:11: seek, because, enemy
“Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. ordained: Heb. founded”
Shares key themes with Nahum 3:11: strength, because, enemy
“For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
Shares key themes with Nahum 3:11: strength, because, enemy
“Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:”
Shares key themes with Nahum 3:11: shalt, strength, because
“Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.”
Shares key themes with Nahum 3:11: shalt, drunken, because
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