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Nahum 2:7

Nahum 2:7 is verse 7 of Nahum chapter 2, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.

And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.

It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her servants moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.

Nahum 2:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible

5 He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.

6 The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.

7 It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.

8 Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.

9 “Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Isaiah 38:14
I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”

Isaiah 59:11
We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.

Luke 23:27
A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

Luke 23:48
And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.