Nahum 3:16

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Thou hast increased thy marchauntes as the starres of heauen, the locust spoyleth, and fleeth away.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 15:5 : 5 And he brought hym out, and sayde: loke vp vnto heauen, and tell the starres, if thou be able to number them. And he sayde vnto hym: euen so shall thy seede be.
  • Gen 22:17 : 17 That in blessing I wyll blesse thee, and in multiplying I wyll multiplie thy seede as the starres of heauen, and as the sande which is vpon the sea side, and thy seede shall possesse the gates of his enemies.
  • Neh 9:23 : 23 And their children multipliedst thou as the starres of heauen, and broughtest them into the lande whereof thou haddest spoken to their fathers, that they should go into it, and haue it in possession.
  • Jer 33:22 : 22 For like as the starres of heauen may not be numbred, neither the sande of the sea measured: so wyll I multiplie the seede of Dauid my seruaunt, and the Leuites my ministers.

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  • Deut 28:38-39
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  • Rev 18:14-15
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