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Nahum 3

Nah. 3:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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All thy strong holds
mibtsar (Hebrew #4013)
from 1219; a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
KJV usage: (de-, most) fenced, fortress, (most) strong (hold).
Pronounce: mib-tsawr'
Origin: also (in plural) feminine (Dan. 11:l5) mibtsarah {mib-tsaw-raw'}
shall be like fig trees
t'en (Hebrew #8384)
perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig (tree or fruit)
KJV usage: fig (tree).
Pronounce: teh-ane'
Origin: or (in the singular, feminine) t:enah {teh-ay- naw'}
e with the firstripe figs
bikkuwr (Hebrew #1061)
the first-fruits of the crop
KJV usage: first fruit (-ripe (figuratively)), hasty fruit.
Pronounce: bik-koor'
Origin: from 1069
: if they be shaken
nuwa` (Hebrew #5128)
to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
KJV usage: continually, fugitive, X make, to (go) up and down, be gone away, (be) move(-able, -d), be promoted, reel, remove, scatter, set, shake, sift, stagger, to and fro, be vagabond, wag, (make) wander (up and down).
Pronounce: noo'-ah
Origin: a primitive root
, they shall even fall
naphal (Hebrew #5307)
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for 6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be (X hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, X surely, throw down.
Pronounce: naw-fal'
Origin: a primitive root
into the mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
of the eater
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
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Ap. 6:13• 13Y las estrellas del cielo cayeron sobre la tierra, como la higuera echa sus higos cuando es movida de gran viento. (Ap. 6:13)

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Fig; Fig-Tree

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Ministry on This Verse

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Hab. 1:10• 10Y escarnecerá de los reyes, y de los príncipes hará burla: reiráse de toda fortaleza, y amontonará polvo, y la tomará. (Hab. 1:10)
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Ap. 6:13• 13Y las estrellas del cielo cayeron sobre la tierra, como la higuera echa sus higos cuando es movida de gran viento. (Ap. 6:13)
• Indeed Nineveh should fall more easily still {than Thebes}, as they are told in verses 12-13. (“Nahum 3” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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All thy strongholds are like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they even fall into the mouth of the eater.