Nahum 3:18
Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
Context
This verse from Nahum Chapter 3 connects to 10 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 …
Other Translations
Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; thy nobles are at rest; thy people are scattered upon the mountains, and there is none to gather them.
Slumbered have thy friends, king of Asshur, Rest do thine honourable ones, Scattered have been thy people on the mountains, And there is none gathering.
Sorrow! how are the keepers of your flock sleeping, O king of Assyria! your strong men are at rest; your people are wandering on the mountains, and there is no one to get them together.
Cross References
Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a …
And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the …
The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every …
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, …
All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving …
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and …
In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep …