Nahum 3:12
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חָזָק
châzâq
strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
מִבְצָר
mibtsâr
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
נָפַל
nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
Key Terms in This Verse
מִבְצָר mibtsâr
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
Study H4013 →נָפַל nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
Study H5307 →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →Cross References
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his ha...
And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
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