Nahum 3:8 — Are you any better than the city of Thebes on the River Nile, surrounded by wat… — FBV | maBible
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8 Are you any better than the city of Thebes on the River Nile, surrounded by water? Water was its defense, water was its wall.
Notes and references
Literally, “No Amon,” the city of the Egyptian god Amen. It had earlier been destroyed by the Assyrians.
The Qumran pesher (commentary) on Nahum makes it clear that the pronoun refers to the city.