Bible Commentary

Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will show the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame. 5. discover thy skirts ] or, uncover. The term means here to remove that which forms a covering, viz. the skirts; the effect … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nahum 3:5”

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. 4. multitude of the whoredoms ] The phrase “whoredom” when used of Israel meant, first, infidelity to Jehovah, God of Israel, by serving other gods; then it was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nahum 3:4”

The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and [there is] a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcasses; and [there is] none end of [their] corpses; they stumble upon their corpses: 3. The horseman lifteth up ] Rather, in a series of exclamations: charging horsemen, and flashing swords, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nahum 3:3”

The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the prancing horses, and of the jumping chariots. 2, 3. Graphic description of the attack on Nineveh. Nah 3:2 describes rather what is heard when the onset commences: cracking whips and prancing horsemen and rattling wheels; and Nah 3:3 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nahum 3:2”

Woe to the bloody city! it [is] all full of lies [and] robbery; the prey departeth not; 1. bloody city ] Eze 24:9. In ancient states the capital was virtually the kingdom, and to Nineveh are here ascribed all the characteristics of the Assyrian monarchy. The cruelties perpetrated by the Assyrians were shocking. Captive princes … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nahum 3:1”

Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard. 13. her chariots in the smoke ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nahum 2:13”

The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin. 12. The lion did tear ] Perhaps, the lion, which did tear, carrying on previous verse. with ravin ] i.e. torn carcases. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nahum 2:12”

Where [is] the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, [even] the old lion, walked, [and] the lion’s whelp, and none made [them] afraid? 11 13. The prophet’s exultation over the downfall of Nineveh 11. Where is the dwelling ] the den. the old lion ] Perhaps, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nahum 2:11”

She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain [is] in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness. 10. In a series of exclamations the prophet depicts the desolation of the city and the paralysis and helplessness of those remaining in it; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nahum 2:10”

Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for [there is] none end of the store [and] glory out of all the pleasant furniture. 9. All the wealth of the city is abandoned by the inhabitants, fleeing for their life, and the scene of plunder is pictured in the exclamations of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nahum 2:9”