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Nahum 3:14

King James Version (KJV)

Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.

Translations

Nahum 3:14 - Amplified Bible

Draw for yourself the water [necessary] for a [long continued] siege, make strong your fortresses! Go down into the clay pits and trample the mortar; make ready the brickkiln [to burn bricks for the bulwarks]!

Nahum 3:14 - American Standard Version

Draw thee water for the siege; strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar; make strong the brickkiln.

Nahum 3:14 - Bible in Basic English

Get water for the time when you are shut in, make strong your towns: go into the potter's earth, stamping it down with your feet, make strong the brickworks.

Nahum 3:14 - Darby Bible

Draw thee water for the siege, strengthen thy fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick-kiln.

Nahum 3:14 - English Standard Version

Draw water for the siege; strengthen your forts; go into the clay; tread the mortar; take hold of the brick mold!

Nahum 3:14 - King James Version

Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.

Nahum 3:14 - La Biblia de las Americas

Abastécete de agua para el asedio,
refuerza tus fortalezas,
métete en el lodo y pisa el barro,
toma el molde de ladrillos.

Nahum 3:14 - The Message

Store up water for the siege.
   Shore up your defenses.
Get down to basics: Work the clay
   and make bricks.
Sorry. Too late.
   Enemy fire will burn you up.
Swords will cut you to pieces.
   You’ll be chewed up as if by locusts.

Nahum 3:14 - New American Standard Bible

Draw for yourself water for the siege! Strengthen your fortifications! Go into the clay and tread the mortar! Take hold of the brick mold!

Nahum 3:14 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Abastécete de agua para el asedio,
Refuerza tus fortalezas,
Métete en el lodo y pisa el barro,
Toma el molde de ladrillos.

Nahum 3:14 - World English Bible

Draw water for the siege. Strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. Make the brick kiln strong.

Nahum 3:14 - Young's Living Translation

Waters of a siege draw for thyself, Strengthen thy fortresses, Enter into mire, and tread on clay, Make strong a brick-kiln.

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