Nahum 3
Overview
3:1 The miserable ruin of Nineveh. Verse 1 to Isaiah 24:9; Ezekiel 22:2, 22:3, 24:6-9; Habakkuk 2:12; Zephaniah 3:1-3 bloody cityHeb. city of bloodsfull Nahum 2:12; Isaiah 17:14, 42:24; Hosea 4:2 Reciprocal Isaiah 10:14 - And my; Ezekiel 24:9 - Woe; 31:3 - the Assyrian; 32:22 - Asshur; Micah 5:6 - they; Nahum 2:11 - the dwelling; 2:13 - I will cut Verse 2 noise Nahum 2:3, 2:4; Judges 5:22; Job 39:22-25; Isaiah 9:5; Jeremiah 47:3 Reciprocal Isaiah 5:28 - their horses'; Jeremiah 8:16 - at the; Ezekiel 23:24 - with chariots; 26:7 - with horses; Joel 2:5 - the noise Verse 3 bright sword and the glittering spearHeb. flame of the sword, and lightning of the spear, Nahum 2:4; Genesis 3:24; Habakkuk 3:11 and there Isaiah 37:36; Ezekiel 31:3-13, 39:4 Reciprocal Jeremiah 47:3 - the noise; Ezekiel 21:10 - it is furbished; 23:24 - with chariots; 26:7 - with horses; Joel 2:5 - the noise; Amos 8:3 - many; Nahum 2:5 - they shall stumble Verse 4 the mistress Isaiah 23:15-17, 47:9, 47:12, 47:13; Revelation 17:1-5, 18:2, 18:3, 18:9, 18:23 Reciprocal 2 Kings 9:22 - the whoredoms; Proverbs 11:22 - a jewel; Isaiah 23:17 - shall commit; Ezekiel 16:35 - O harlot; Amos 3:2 - all; Nahum 1:14 - I will make Verse 5 I amSee note on Nahum 2:13, and see note on Ezekiel 23:25. I will discover Isaiah 47:2, 47:3; Jeremiah 13:22, 13:26; Ezekiel 16:37, 23:29; Micah 1:11; Habakkuk 2:16 Reciprocal Isaiah 3:17 - discover; Jeremiah 50:31 - I am; Ezekiel 13:8 - behold; 21:3 - Behold; 28:22 - I am against; 35:3 - I am; 39:1 - Behold; Revelation 3:18 - the shame; 17:1 - the great Verse 6 I will cast Job 9:31, 30:19; Psalm 38:5-7; Lamentations 3:16; Malachi 2:2; 1 Corinthians 4:13 make Nahum 1:14; Job 30:8; Malachi 2:9 will set 1 Kings 9:7, 9:8; Isaiah 14:16-19; Jeremiah 51:37; Zephaniah 2:15; 1 Corinthians 4:9; Habakkuk 3:1; Jude 1:7 Reciprocal Isaiah 47:2 - make bare; Ezekiel 13:8 - behold; 16:37 - General; Malachi 2:3 - spread; Luke 15:15 - to feed Verse 7 that all Numbers 16:34; Jeremiah 51:9; Revelation 18:10 Nineveh Nahum 2:9, 2:10; Jeremiah 51:41-43; Revelation 18:16-19 who Isaiah 51:19; Jeremiah 15:5; Lamentations 2:13 Reciprocal Genesis 10:11 - Nineveh; Psalm 64:8 - all that; Jeremiah 50:36 - her mighty; Zephaniah 2:13 - will make Verse 8 thou Ezekiel 31:2, 31:3; Amos 6:2 populous Noor, nourishing No, Heb. No-amon, Jeremiah 46:25, 46:26; Ezekiel 30:14-16 that had Isaiah 19:5-10 Reciprocal 1 Kings 19:4 - better; Jeremiah 25:19 - Pharaoh; 46:12 - heard; Ezekiel 29:15 - rule; 30:5 - Ethiopia; Zechariah 11:2 - Howl Verse 9 Ethiopia Isaiah 20:5; Jeremiah 46:9 Put Genesis 10:6; 1 Chronicles 1:8; Ezekiel 27:10, 30:5, 38:5 thy helpersHeb. in thy helpReciprocal 2 Chronicles 12:3 - Lubims; Jeremiah 46:25 - and their; Ezekiel 29:15 - rule; 30:6 - They also Verse 10 she carried Psalm 33:16, 33:17; Isaiah 20:4 her young 2 Kings 8:12; Psalm 137:8; Isaiah 13:6; Hosea 13:16; Amos 1:13 at Lamentations 2:19, 4:1 cast Joel 3:3; Obadiah 1:11 Reciprocal Isaiah 13:16 - children; 13:18 - shall dash; Ezekiel 7:23 - a chain; 24:6 - let no; Hosea 10:14 - the mother Verse 11 Thou alsoDiodorus relates, that while the Assyrian army were feasting for their former victories, those about Arbaces being informed of their negligence and drunkenness, fell upon them unexpectedly, slew many, and drove the rest into the city.shalt be drunken Nahum 1:10; Psalm 75:8; Isaiah 29:9, 49:26, 63:6; Jeremiah 25:15-27, 51:57 thou shalt be hid 1 Samuel 13:6, 14:11; Isaiah 2:10, 2:19; Hosea 10:8; Amos 9:3; Micah 7:17; Luke 23:30; Revelation 6:15-17 thou also Nahum 2:1; Jeremiah 4:5, 8:14 Reciprocal 25:16 - General; 48:26 - ye him; 51:39 - their heat Verse 12 Habakkuk 1:10; Revelation 6:13 Reciprocal Isaiah 25:2 - For; 28:4 - the hasty; 30:25 - when; Hosea 10:14 - and all; Nahum 2:13 - I will cut Verse 13 thy people Isaiah 19:16; Jeremiah 50:37, 51:30 the gates Nahum 2:6; Psalm 107:16; Isaiah 45:1, 45:2 thy bars Psalm 147:13; Jeremiah 51:30 Reciprocal Isaiah 3:12 - children; Jeremiah 50:36 - her mighty; Amos 1:5 - break; Obadiah 1:9 - thy; Nahum 3:15 - shall the Verse 14 Draw 2 Chronicles 32:3, 32:4, 32:11; Isaiah 22:9-11, 37:25 fortify Nahum 2:1; Isaiah 8:9; Jeremiah 46:3, 46:4, 46:9; Joel 3:9-11 Reciprocal Genesis 11:3 - brick; Exodus 1:14 - in mortar; Jeremiah 43:9 - in the brickkiln; 51:12 - the standard Verse 15 shall the Nahum 3:13, 2:13; Zephaniah 2:13 it Joel 1:4, 2:25 make thyself many as the locusts Exodus 10:13-15 Reciprocal Jeremiah 51:12 - the standard; 51:14 - as with; 51:27 - cause; Amos 7:1 - he; 2 Timothy 2:17 - their word; Revelation 9:3 - locusts Verse 16 above Genesis 15:5, 22:17; Nehemiah 9:23; Jeremiah 33:22 spoilethor, spreadeth himselfReciprocal Ezekiel 30:21 - it shall not Verse 17 Revelation 9:7 Reciprocal Psalm 104:22 - General; Jeremiah 50:36 - her mighty; Ezekiel 31:12 - gone; Nahum 2:8 - Stand; Revelation 9:3 - locusts Verse 18 Thy shepherdsThat is, the rulers and tributary princes, who, as Herodotus informs us, deserted Nineveh in the day of her distress, and came not to her succour. Diodorus also says, that when the enemy shut up the king in the city, many nations revolted; each going over to the besiegers for the sake of their liberty; that the king despatched messengers to all his subjects, requiring power from them to succour him, and that he thought himself able to endure the siege, and remained in expectation of armies which were to be raised throughout his empire, relying on the oracle, that the city would not be taken till the river became its enemy. Nahum 2:6; Exodus 15:16; Psalm 76:5, 76:6; Isaiah 56:9, 56:10; Jeremiah 51:39, 51:57 O King 50:18; Ezekiel 31:3-18, 32:22, 32:23 noblesor, valiant ones, Isaiah 47:1; Revelation 6:15 thy people 1 Kings 22:17; Isaiah 13:14 Reciprocal Jeremiah 6:3 - shepherds; 50:36 - her mighty; Ezekiel 31:11 - I have driven; 31:12 - gone; Zephaniah 2:13 - will make Verse 19 no Jeremiah 30:13-15, 46:11; Ezekiel 30:21, 30:22; Micah 1:9; Zephaniah 2:13-15 healingHeb. wrinklingthe bruit Jeremiah 10:22 shall Job 27:23; Isaiah 14:8-21; Lamentations 2:15; Ezekiel 25:6; Revelation 18:20 upon Nahum 2:11, 2:12; Isaiah 10:6-14, 37:18; Revelation 13:7, 17:2, 18:2, 18:3 Reciprocal Isaiah 1:6 - bruises; 27:7 - he smitten; Jeremiah 28:8 - prophesied; 50:18 - as I; 51:8 - take balm; Jonah 1:2 - Nineveh; Micah 7:10 - she that; Zephaniah 2:15 - every; 3:6 - cut; Revelation 14:8 - because