Nahum 3:9 meaning and explanation
Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.
Nahum 3:9, Berean Standard Bible
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In Nahum 3 the prophet announces judgment on Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, and verse 9 belongs to a taunt: Nineveh is asked whether it is better than Thebes, the Egyptian city. Thebes had the Nile as a moat and vast walls, and it counted Cush (Nubia, to the south) and Egypt as its strength, with Put and Libya as allies.
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