Nahum 3:12
All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
Context
This verse from Nahum Chapter 3 connects to 3 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 …
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All thy fortresses shall be like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.
All thy fortresses <FI>are<Fi> fig-trees with first-fruits, If they are shaken, They have fallen into the mouth of the eater.
All your walled places will be like fig-trees and your people like the first figs, falling at a shake into the mouth which is open for them.
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