1. Nahum 3:1–19 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

The textual outline of Nahum 3

Nahum 3:1–19 (ESV)

1 Woe to the bloody city, all full of lies and plunder no end to the prey!

  • Woe to the bloody city (Nahum 3:1)

  • The invasion of Nineveh (Nahum 3:2–3)

  • The reason for Nineveh’s cruelty (Nahum 3:4)

  • The Lord’s word against Nineveh (Nahum 3:5–7)

  • Nineveh compared to Thebes (Nahum 3:8–11)

  • The taunt of Nineveh (Nahum 3:12–17)

  • The king of Assyria is addressed (Nahum 3:18–19)

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