8 <poetry>Are you better than Thebes, <indent>situated on the Nile, </indent> <indent>with water around her?</indent> The river was her defense, <indent>the waters her wall.</indent> </poetry>

Are you better than<cr>1</cr> Thebes,<cr>2</cr> <indent>situated on the Nile,<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>with water around her?</indent> The river was her defense, <indent>the waters her wall.</indent>

Nahum 3:8

 8 Are you better than   Thebes,   situated on the Nile,   with water around her? The river was her defense, the waters her wall. 

9 <poetry>Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; <indent>Put and Libya were among her allies.</indent> </poetry>

Cush<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> and Egypt were her boundless strength; <indent>Put<cr>2</cr> and Libya<cr>3</cr> were among her allies.</indent>

Nahum 3:9

 9 Cush    and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put   and Libya   were among her allies. 

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