Nahum 3:9

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Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers.

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The Assyrian EmpireThe extent of the Assyrian Empire that conquered the northern kingdom of Israel.

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Nahum recalls Thebes in Egypt, fortified by the Nile and supported by Cush, Egypt, Put (Libya), and other allies, yet conquered by Assyria. Its fall warns Nineveh, Assyria’s capital, that no river defenses, foreign strength, or political alliances can secure a city under God’s judgment.

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Nahum 3:9 mentions Assyria, Cush, Egypt, Libya, Nile, Nineveh, Put and Thebes.

Photo of Assyria — Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato