נחום 3:16
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
Context
This verse from נחום Chapter 3 connects to 4 cross-references. A woe against Nineveh the bloody city full of plunder. The chaotic battle scene gives way to the observation that Nineveh is like Thebes (No-Amon) who fell despite the rivers and the Ethiopian-Egyptian alliance. Nineveh's merchants are like locusts that …
תרגומים נוספים
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the canker-worm ravageth, and fleeth away.
Multiply thy merchants above the stars of the heavens, The cankerworm hath stripped off, and doth flee away.
Let your traders be increased more than the stars of heaven:
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