Nahum 3:14 akjv — Draw you waters for the siege, fortify your strong holds: go into clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick kil…

American King James Version

"Draw you waters for the siege, fortify your strong holds: go into clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick kiln. "

— Nahum 3:14, American King James Version

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Nahum 3 — Context

11

You also shall be drunken: you shall be hid, you also shall seek strength because of the enemy.

12

All your strong holds shall be like fig trees with the first ripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.

13

Behold, your people in the middle of you are women: the gates of your land shall be set wide open to your enemies: the fire shall devour your bars.

14

Draw you waters for the siege, fortify your strong holds: go into clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick kiln.

15

There shall the fire devour you; the sword shall cut you off, it shall eat you up like the cankerworm: make yourself many as the cankerworm, make yourself many as the locusts.

16

You have multiplied your merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoils, and flees away.

17

Your crowned are as the locusts, and your captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun rises they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

Nahum 3:14 — Frequently Asked Questions

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What does Nahum 3:14 say?
Nahum 3:14 in the American King James Version reads: “Draw you waters for the siege, fortify your strong holds: go into clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick kiln. ”
Where is Nahum 3:14 in the Bible?
Nahum 3:14 is found in the Old Testament, in the book of Nahum, chapter 3, verse 14.
Who wrote Nahum?
Nahum is traditionally attributed to Nahum the Elkoshite. It was written c. 663–612 BC.
What is the book of Nahum about?
A century after Jonah, Nineveh has returned to brutality. Nahum announces the certain, well-deserved fall of the Assyrian empire — a sobering reminder that God is slow to anger, but not slack about justice forever.
What are the major themes of Nahum?
Nahum explores themes including Judgment on Nineveh, God's Wrath, God's Goodness, Sovereignty. These themes shape the meaning and context of Nahum 3:14.
What translation should I read Nahum 3:14 in?
Nahum 3:14 is available on GodsGoodBook in the King James Version (KJV), American Standard Version (ASV), World English Bible (WEB), NET Bible, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Bible, Douay-Rheims Bible, and the Bible in Basic English. Each translation reflects different translation philosophies — use the translation picker on this page to compare them, or browse our full translations directory.
How can I memorize Nahum 3:14?
Nahum 3:14 reads (AKJV): “Draw you waters for the siege, fortify your strong holds: go into clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick kiln. ” Read it aloud, break it into short phrases, repeat each phrase three times before adding the next, then put the phrases together. Reading it in multiple translations (above) often helps the meaning settle.
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