Nahum 3:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Nahum 3:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Nahum 3:14 is a verse from the book of Nahum in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Nahum 3:14 — KJV
“Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.”
— Nahum 3:14 (KJV)
Nahum 3:14 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 3:14
“And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.”
Shares key themes with Nahum 3:14: strong, holds, into
“I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.”
Shares key themes with Nahum 3:14: clay, tread, morter
“He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. peaceably...: or, into the peaceable and fat, etc forecast...: Heb. think his thoughts”
Shares key themes with Nahum 3:14: strong, holds, into
“Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:”
Shares key themes with Nahum 3:14: waters, into, make
“He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. He...: or, The disperser, or, hammer”
Shares key themes with Nahum 3:14: fortify, strong, make
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