Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute, alluring, the mistress of sorceries, who enslaved nations by her prostitution and peoples by her witchcraft. New Living Translation All this because Nineveh, the beautiful and faithless city, mistress of deadly charms, enticed the nations with her beauty. She taught them all her magic, enchanting people everywhere. English Standard Version And all for the countless whorings of the prostitute, graceful and of deadly charms, who betrays nations with her whorings, and peoples with her charms. Berean Standard Bible because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft. King James Bible Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts. New King James Version Because of the multitude of harlotries of the seductive harlot, The mistress of sorceries, Who sells nations through her harlotries, And families through her sorceries. New American Standard Bible All because of the many sexual acts of the prostitute, The charming one, the mistress of sorceries, Who sells nations by her sexual acts, And families by her sorceries. NASB 1995 All because of the many harlotries of the harlot, The charming one, the mistress of sorceries, Who sells nations by her harlotries And families by her sorceries. NASB 1977 All because of the many harlotries of the harlot, The charming one, the mistress of sorceries, Who sells nations by her harlotries And families by her sorceries. Legacy Standard Bible All because of the many harlotries of the harlot, The charming one, the mistress of sorceries, Who sells nations by her harlotries And families by her sorceries. Amplified Bible All because of the many acts of prostitution of [Nineveh] the prostitute, The charming and well-favored one, the mistress of sorceries, Who betrays nations by her acts of prostitution (idolatry) And families by her sorceries. Christian Standard Bible Because of the continual prostitution of the prostitute, the attractive mistress of sorcery, who treats nations and clans like merchandise by her prostitution and sorcery, Holman Christian Standard Bible Because of the continual prostitution of the prostitute, the attractive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft, American Standard Version because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well-favored harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts. Contemporary English Version You were nothing more than a prostitute using your magical charms and witchcraft to attract and trap nations. English Revised Version because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well favoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts. GOD'S WORD® Translation because of Nineveh's constant prostitution, this very charming mistress of evil magic. She used to sell nations her prostitution and people her evil magic." Good News Translation Nineveh the whore is being punished. Attractive and full of deadly charms, she enchanted nations and enslaved them. International Standard Version Innumerable are the harlotries of this well-favored whore, this mistress of witchcraft, who enslaves nations through her fornication and families through her sorcery. Majority Standard Bible because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft. NET Bible "Because you have acted like a wanton prostitute--a seductive mistress who practices sorcery, who enslaves nations by her harlotry, and entices peoples by her sorcery-- New Heart English Bible because of the multitude of the prostitution of the alluring prostitute, the mistress of witchcraft, who sells nations through her prostitution, and families through her witchcraft. Webster's Bible Translation Because of the multitude of the lewd deeds of the well-favored harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her lewd deeds, and families through her witchcrafts. World English Bible because of the multitude of the prostitution of the alluring prostitute, the mistress of witchcraft, who sells nations through her prostitution, and families through her witchcraft. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBecause of the abundance of the fornications of a harlot, "" The goodness of the grace of the lady of witchcrafts, "" Who is selling nations by her fornications, "" And families by her witchcrafts. Young's Literal Translation Because of the abundance of the fornications of an harlot, The goodness of the grace of the lady of witchcrafts, Who is selling nations by her fornications, And families by her witchcrafts. Smith's Literal Translation From the multitude of the fornications of the fair harlot, the beauty of the mistress of sorceries, selling the nations by her fornication, and families by her sorceries. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBecause of the multitude of the fornications of the harlot that was beautiful and agreeable, and that made use of witchcraft, that sold nations through her fornications, and families through her witchcrafts. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of the multitude of fornications of the kept woman, beautiful and pleasing and practicing evil deeds, who sold nations by her fornications, and families by her evil doing: New American Bible For the many debaucheries of the prostitute, a charming mistress of witchcraft, Who enslaved nations with her prostitution, and peoples by her witchcraft: New Revised Standard Version Because of the countless debaucheries of the prostitute, gracefully alluring, mistress of sorcery, who enslaves nations through her debaucheries, and peoples through her sorcery, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBecause of the multitude of the whoredoms of the harlot that was beautiful and mistress of witchcrafts, who brings up nations through her whoredoms and tribes through her witchcraft, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated From the abundance of the fornication of a harlot beautiful in appearance and Mistress of sorceries who trains up the nations with her fornication, and generations in her witchcraft OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Because of the multitude of the harlotries of the well-favoured harlot, The mistress of witchcrafts, That selleth nations through her harlotries, And families through her witchcrafts. Brenton Septuagint Translation because of the abundance of fornication: she is a fair harlot, and well-favoured, skilled in sorcery, that sells the nations by her fornication, and peoples by her sorceries. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judgment Against Nineveh…3Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead— 4because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft. 5“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms.… Cross References Revelation 17:1-5 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” / And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. ... Isaiah 47:9-12 These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells. / You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’ / But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly. ... Ezekiel 16:25-29 At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by. / You prostituted yourself with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians, and increased your promiscuity to provoke Me to anger. / Therefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd conduct. ... Jeremiah 51:7 Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad. Revelation 18:3 All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” Hosea 4:12-14 My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. / I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin. Isaiah 23:16-17 “Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.” / And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. Ezekiel 23:5-8 Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors / clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds. / She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted. ... Jeremiah 50:38 A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols. Revelation 14:8 Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.” Isaiah 1:21 See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! Ezekiel 16:15-17 But because of your fame, you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot. You lavished your favors on everyone who passed by, and your beauty was theirs for the asking. / You took some of your garments and made colorful high places for yourself, and on them you prostituted yourself. Such things should not have happened; never should they have occurred! / You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself. Jeremiah 3:1-3 “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD. / “Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness. / Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed. Revelation 19:2 For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” Isaiah 57:3-9 “But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! / Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit, / who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? ... Treasury of Scripture Because of the multitude of the prostitutions of the well favored harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that sells nations through her prostitutions, and families through her witchcrafts. the mistress. Isaiah 23:15-17 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot… Isaiah 47:9,12,13 But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments… Revelation 17:1-5 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: … Jump to Previous Betrays Charming Charms Countless Deadly Deeds Enslaved False. Families Graceful Harlot Harlotries Lewd Mistress Multitude Nations Peoples Prostitute Prostitution Selleth Sells Sorceries Wanton Ways Well-Favored Well-Favoured Whoredoms Witchcraft WitchcraftsJump to Next Betrays Charming Charms Countless Deadly Deeds Enslaved False. Families Graceful Harlot Harlotries Lewd Mistress Multitude Nations Peoples Prostitute Prostitution Selleth Sells Sorceries Wanton Ways Well-Favored Well-Favoured Whoredoms Witchcraft WitchcraftsNahum 3 1. The destruction of Nineveh.because of the countless whorings The phrase "countless whorings" refers to the pervasive and repeated acts of spiritual and moral unfaithfulness. In the Hebrew text, the word for "whorings" is "זְנוּנִים" (zenunim), which often denotes idolatry and the pursuit of false gods. Historically, Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, was notorious for its idolatry and moral corruption. This phrase underscores the extent of Nineveh's infidelity to God, as they engaged in practices that were abominable in the sight of the Lord. The use of "countless" emphasizes the vastness and frequency of these transgressions, suggesting a society deeply entrenched in sin. of the harlot the charming mistress of sorcery who sells nations by her whorings and clans by her sorceries Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew because of the manyמֵרֹב֙ (mê·rōḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness harlotries זְנוּנֵ֣י (zə·nū·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry of the harlot, זוֹנָ֔ה (zō·w·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry the seductive חֵ֖ן (ḥên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objective mistress בַּעֲלַ֣ת (ba·‘ă·laṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1172: A mistress of sorcery, כְּשָׁפִ֑ים (kə·šā·p̄îm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3785: Sorcery who betrays הַמֹּכֶ֤רֶת (ham·mō·ḵe·reṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 4376: To sell nations גּוֹיִם֙ (gō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts by her prostitution בִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָ (biz·nū·ne·hā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 2183: Adultery, idolatry and clans וּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹת (ū·miš·pā·ḥō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people by her witchcraft. בִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃ (biḵ·šā·p̄e·hā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3785: Sorcery Links Nahum 3:4 NIVNahum 3:4 NLT Nahum 3:4 ESV Nahum 3:4 NASB Nahum 3:4 KJV Nahum 3:4 BibleApps.com Nahum 3:4 Biblia Paralela Nahum 3:4 Chinese Bible Nahum 3:4 French Bible Nahum 3:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Nahum 3:4 Because of the multitude of the prostitution (Nah. 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