Nahum 3:1 Cross References
Nahum 3:1
1: How terrible it will be for Nineveh, the city of murder and lies! She is crammed with wealth to be plundered.
Zephaniah 3:1
- How terrible it will be for rebellious, polluted Jerusalem, the city of violence and crime.
- It proudly refuses to listen even to the voice of the LORD. No one can tell it anything; it refuses all correction. It does not trust in the LORD or draw near to its God.
- Its leaders are like roaring lions hunting for their victims--out for everything they can get. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.
Ezekiel 24:6
- "Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Destruction is certain for Jerusalem, the city of murderers! She is a pot filled with corruption. So take the meat out chunk by chunk in whatever order it comes,
- for her wickedness is evident to all. She murders boldly, leaving blood on the rocks for all to see. She doesn't even try to cover it!
- So I will splash her blood on a rock as an open expression of my anger and vengeance against her.
- "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Destruction is certain for Jerusalem, the city of murderers! I myself will pile up the fuel beneath her.
Habakkuk 2:12
- "How terrible it will be for you who build cities with money gained by murder and corruption!
Nahum 2:12
- O Nineveh, you were once a mighty lion! You crushed your enemies to feed your cubs and your mate. You filled your city and your homes with captives and plunder.
Hosea 4:2
- You curse and lie and kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere, with one murder after another.
Ezekiel 22:2
- "Son of man, are you ready to judge Jerusalem? Are you ready to judge this city of murderers? Denounce her terrible deeds in public,
- and give her this message from the Sovereign LORD: O city of murderers, doomed and damned--city of idols, filthy and foul--
Isaiah 42:24
- Who allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt? Was it not the LORD? It was the LORD whom we sinned against, for the people would not go where he sent them, nor would they obey his law.
Isaiah 17:14
- In the evening Israel waits in terror, but by dawn its enemies are dead. This is the just reward of those who plunder and destroy the people of God.
Isaiah 24:9
- Gone are the joys of wine and song; strong drink now turns bitter in the mouth.