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Nahum 3

BSB·19 verses ·Old Testament
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1Woeה֖וֹיhō·w — Woe, alas, or lamentH1945 — Full Word Study → to the cityעִ֣יר‘îr — City; fortified settlement or townH5892 — Full Word Study → of bloodדָּמִ֑יםdā·mîm — blood; life force; bloodshed; guiltH1818 — Full Word Study →, fullכֻּלָּ֗הּkul·lāh — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → of liesכַּ֤חַשׁka·ḥaš — Lying, falsehood, or deceptionH3585 — Full Word Study →, full ofמְלֵאָ֔הmə·lê·’āh — to fill, be full, fullnessH4392 — Full Word Study → plunderפֶּ֙רֶק֙pe·req — plunder, robbery, violent seizure of goodsH6563 — Full Word Study →, neverלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → withoutיָמִ֖ישׁyā·mîš — to depart, remove, or ceaseH4185 — Full Word Study → preyטָֽרֶף׃ṭā·rep̄ — Prey; food torn apartH2964 — Full Word Study →. 2The crackק֣וֹלqō·wl — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study → of the whipשׁ֔וֹטšō·wṭ — whip or scourge used for punishmentH7752 — Full Word Study →, the rumbleוְק֖וֹלwə·qō·wl — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study → of the wheelאוֹפָ֑ן’ō·w·p̄ān — wheelH212 — Full Word Study →, gallopingדֹּהֵ֔רdō·hêr — to pause, cease, or desistH1725 — Full Word Study → horseוְס֣וּסwə·sūs — horse; swift creatureH5483 — Full Word Study → and boundingמְרַקֵּדָֽה׃mə·raq·qê·ḏāh — to dance, leap, or skip about with movementH7540 — Full Word Study → chariotוּמֶרְכָּבָ֖הū·mer·kā·ḇāh — A wheeled vehicle or chariot drawn by horsesH4818 — Full Word Study →! 3Chargingמַעֲלֶ֗הma·‘ă·leh — to ascend, rise up, go upH5927 — Full Word Study → horsemanפָּרָ֣שׁpā·rāš — Horseman; cavalry soldier or mounted warriorH6571 — Full Word Study →, flashingוְלַ֤הַבwə·la·haḇ — Flame or blade of fireH3851 — Full Word Study → swordחֶ֙רֶב֙ḥe·reḇ — sword; blade weaponH2719 — Full Word Study →, shiningוּבְרַ֣קū·ḇə·raq — Lightning; a flashing or gleaming swordH1300 — Full Word Study → spearחֲנִ֔יתḥă·nîṯ — Spear; a long-shafted weaponH2595 — Full Word Study →; heapsוְרֹ֥בwə·rōḇ — Abundance, multitude, or great quantityH7230 — Full Word Study → of slainחָלָ֖לḥā·lāl — to pierce through; to kill or slayH2491 — Full Word Study →, moundsוְכֹ֣בֶדwə·ḵō·ḇeḏ — Heaviness, weight, or burden; gravity or seriousnessH3514 — Full Word Study → of corpsesפָּ֑גֶרpā·ḡer — A lifeless body; corpse or carcassH6297 — Full Word Study →, dead bodiesלַגְּוִיָּ֔הlag·gə·wî·yāh — Corpse, dead body, carcassH1472 — Full Word Study → withoutוְאֵ֥יןwə·’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → endקֵ֙צֶה֙qê·ṣeh — edge, border, extremity, endH7097 — Full Word Study →they stumbleיִכְשְׁלוּyiḵ·šə·lū — to stumble, fall, or collapseH3782 — Full Word Study → over their deadבִּגְוִיָּתָֽם׃biḡ·wî·yā·ṯām — Corpse, dead body, carcassH1472 — Full Word Study → 4because of the manyמֵרֹב֙mê·rōḇ — Abundance, multitude, or great quantityH7230 — Full Word Study → harlotriesזְנוּנֵ֣יzə·nū·nê — Sexual immorality; fornication; whoredomH2183 — Full Word Study → of the harlotזוֹנָ֔הzō·w·nāh — to commit sexual immorality; to act as a harlot or prostituteH2181 — Full Word Study →, the seductiveחֵ֖ןḥên — Favor, grace, or kindness shown to someoneH2580 — Full Word Study → mistressבַּעֲלַ֣תba·‘ă·laṯ — mistress, female owner, wifeH1172 — Full Word Study → of sorceryכְּשָׁפִ֑יםkə·šā·p̄îm — Sorcery, witchcraft, or magical practicesH3785 — Full Word Study →, who betraysהַמֹּכֶ֤רֶתham·mō·ḵe·reṯ — to sell; to exchange for paymentH4376 — Full Word Study → nationsגּוֹיִם֙gō·w·yim — Nation; a people or ethnic groupH1471 — Full Word Study → by her prostitutionבִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָbiz·nū·ne·hā — Sexual immorality; fornication; whoredomH2183 — Full Word Study → and clansוּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹתū·miš·pā·ḥō·wṯ — Family, clan, household groupH4940 — Full Word Study → by her witchcraftבִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃biḵ·šā·p̄e·hā — Sorcery, witchcraft, or magical practicesH3785 — Full Word Study →. 5Beholdהִנְנִ֣יhin·nî — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study →, I am against you,” declaresנְאֻם֙nə·’um — A solemn declaration; utterance of GodH5002 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ — army, host, or organized military forceH6635 — Full Word Study →. “I will liftוְגִלֵּיתִ֥יwə·ḡil·lê·ṯî — HeglamH1540 — Full Word Study → your skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְšū·la·yiḵ — hem, border, or edge of a garmentH7757 — Full Word Study → overעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → your faceפָּנָ֑יִךְpā·nā·yiḵ — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →. I will showוְהַרְאֵיתִ֤יwə·har·’ê·ṯî — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → your nakednessמַעְרֵ֔ךְma‘·rêḵ — nakedness, bareness, exposureH4626 — Full Word Study → to the nationsגוֹיִם֙ḡō·w·yim — Nation; a people or ethnic groupH1471 — Full Word Study → and your shameקְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃qə·lō·w·nêḵ — Shame, dishonor, or disgraceH7036 — Full Word Study → to the kingdomsוּמַמְלָכ֖וֹתū·mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ — Kingdom; sovereign rule or realmH4467 — Full Word Study →. 6I will peltוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥יwə·hiš·laḵ·tî — to throw, cast, or hurlH7993 — Full Word Study → youעָלַ֛יִךְ‘ā·la·yiḵ — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → with filthשִׁקֻּצִ֖יםšiq·qu·ṣîm — Abomination; detestable idol or practiceH8251 — Full Word Study → and treat you with contemptוְנִבַּלְתִּ֑יךְwə·nib·bal·tîḵ — to wilt, fall away, become foolish or vileH5034 — Full Word Study →; I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְwə·śam·tîḵ — to put, place, set, appointH7760 — Full Word Study → a spectacle of youכְּרֹֽאִי׃kə·rō·’î — sight, look, spectacle, or viewingH7210 — Full Word Study →. 7Thenוְהָיָ֤הwə·hā·yāh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → allכָל־ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → who see youרֹאַ֙יִךְ֙rō·’a·yiḵ — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → will recoilיִדּ֣וֹדyid·dō·wḏ — to wander, flee, or scatter awayH5074 — Full Word Study → from youמִמֵּ֔ךְmim·mêḵ — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → and sayוְאָמַר֙wə·’ā·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, ‘Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnî·nə·wêh — Capital of AssyriaH5210 — Full Word Study → is devastatedשָׁדְּדָ֣הšād·də·ḏāh — to destroy, ruin, or devastate violentlyH7703 — Full Word Study →; whoמִ֖יmî — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → will grieveיָנ֣וּדyā·nūḏ — to wander, flee, shake, or move awayH5110 — Full Word Study → for her?’ Whereמֵאַ֛יִןmê·’a·yin — Where? From where? Whence (interrogative adverb)H370 — Full Word Study → can I findאֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ’ă·ḇaq·qêš — To seek, search for, or request earnestlyH1245 — Full Word Study → comfortersמְנַחֲמִ֖יםmə·na·ḥă·mîm — to comfort, console, or show compassion; to repent or change one's mindH5162 — Full Word Study → for you?” 8Are you betterהֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙hă·ṯê·ṭə·ḇî — to be good, to improve, to do wellH3190 — Full Word Study → than Thebesמִנֹּ֣אmin·nō — Egyptian city ThebesH4996 — Full Word Study →, stationedהַיֹּֽשְׁבָה֙hay·yō·šə·ḇāh — to dwell, inhabit, settle, remainH3427 — Full Word Study → by the Nileבַּיְאֹרִ֔יםbay·’ō·rîm — The Nile RiverH2975 — Full Word Study → with waterמַ֖יִםma·yim — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study → aroundסָבִ֣יבsā·ḇîḇ — around, on all sides, encirclingH5439 — Full Word Study → her, whoseאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer- — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → rampartחֵ֣ילḥêl — strength, army, military force, fortificationH2426 — Full Word Study → was the seaיָ֔םyām — Sea, body of water; also directional (west, south)H3220 — Full Word Study →, whose wallחוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ḥō·w·mā·ṯāh — A fortified wall or defensive barrierH2346 — Full Word Study → was the waterמִיָּ֖םmî·yām — Sea, body of water; also directional (west, south)H3220 — Full Word Study →? 9Cushכּ֥וּשׁkūš — Cush; Ethiopia; a remote African nationH3568 — Full Word Study → and Egyptוּמִצְרַ֖יִםū·miṣ·ra·yim — Egypt, the ancient nationH4714 — Full Word Study → were her boundlessוְאֵ֣יןwə·’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → strengthעָצְמָ֛ה‘ā·ṣə·māh — Strength, might, or abundanceH6109 — Full Word Study →; Putפּ֣וּטpūṭ — A son of HamH6316 — Full Word Study → and Libyaוְלוּבִ֔יםwə·lū·ḇîm — Libyan personH3864 — Full Word Study → wereהָי֖וּhā·yū — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → her alliesבְּעֶזְרָתֵֽךְ׃bə·‘ez·rā·ṯêḵ — help, assistance, aidH5833 — Full Word Study →. 10Yetגַּם־gam- — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study → sheהִ֗יאhî — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → became an exileלַגֹּלָה֙lag·gō·lāh — captivity, exile, deportationH1473 — Full Word Study →; she wentהָלְכָ֣הhā·lə·ḵāh — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → into captivityבַשֶּׁ֔בִיḇaš·še·ḇî — captivity, exile, or the captured/enslaved peopleH7628 — Full Word Study →. Her infantsעֹלָלֶ֛יהָ‘ō·lā·le·hā — Infant, young child, babeH5768 — Full Word Study → were dashed to piecesיְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּyə·ruṭ·ṭə·šū — To dash in pieces; to shatter violentlyH7376 — Full Word Study → at the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbə·rōš — Head; chief; beginning; topH7218 — Full Word Study → of everyכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → streetחוּצ֑וֹתḥū·ṣō·wṯ — Outside, exterior, or open space beyond a boundaryH2351 — Full Word Study →. They castיַדּ֣וּyad·dū — To cast lots; to divide by castingH3032 — Full Word Study → lotsגוֹרָ֔לḡō·w·rāl — lot, portion, inheritance, destinyH1486 — Full Word Study → forוְעַל־wə·‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → her dignitariesנִכְבַּדֶּ֙יהָ֙niḵ·bad·de·hā — to honor, glorify, or make heavy/weightyH3513 — Full Word Study →, and allוְכָל־wə·ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → her noblesגְּדוֹלֶ֖יהָgə·ḏō·w·le·hā — Great, mighty, large in size or significanceH1419 — Full Word Study → were boundרֻתְּק֥וּrut·tə·qū — to bind, fetter, or restrainH7576 — Full Word Study → in chainsבַזִּקִּֽים׃ḇaz·ziq·qîm — flash of fire; burning arrow; chain or bondH2131 — Full Word Study →. 11Youאַ֣תְּ’at — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → tooגַּם־gam- — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study → will become drunkתִּשְׁכְּרִ֔יtiš·kə·rî — to become drunk; to be intoxicatedH7937 — Full Word Study →; you will goתְּהִ֖יtə·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → into hidingנַֽעֲלָמָ֑הna·‘ă·lā·māh — to hide, conceal, or act in secretH5956 — Full Word Study → andגַּם־gam- — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study → seekתְּבַקְשִׁ֥יtə·ḇaq·šî — To seek, search for, or request earnestlyH1245 — Full Word Study → refugeמָע֖וֹזmā·‘ō·wz — Refuge, stronghold, fortress; place of security and strengthH4581 — Full Word Study → from the enemyמֵאוֹיֵֽב׃mê·’ō·w·yêḇ — Enemy; adversary; one who opposesH341 — Full Word Study →. 12Allכָּ֨ל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → your fortressesמִבְצָרַ֔יִךְmiḇ·ṣā·ra·yiḵ — fortress, fortified city, strongholdH4013 — Full Word Study → are fig treesתְּאֵנִ֖יםtə·’ê·nîm — Fig tree; fig fruitH8384 — Full Word Study → withעִם־‘im- — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study → the first ripe figsבִּכּוּרִ֑יםbik·kū·rîm — Firstfruits; the earliest or choicest harvestH1061 — Full Word Study →; whenאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → shakenיִנּ֕וֹעוּyin·nō·w·‘ū — to shake, move back and forth, wanderH5128 — Full Word Study →, they fallוְנָפְל֖וּwə·nā·p̄ə·lū — to fall; collapse; perishH5307 — Full Word Study → intoעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the mouthפִּ֥יpî — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → of the eaterאוֹכֵֽל׃’ō·w·ḵêl — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study →! 13Look atהִנֵּ֨הhin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → your troopsעַמֵּ֤ךְ‘am·mêḵ — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study →they are like your womenנָשִׁים֙nā·šîm — Woman; wife; femaleH802 — Full Word Study →! The gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יša·‘ă·rê — Gate; entrance to a city or enclosureH8179 — Full Word Study → of your landאַרְצֵ֑ךְ’ar·ṣêḵ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → are wide openפָּת֥וֹחַpā·ṯō·w·aḥ — to open, loosen, or beginH6605 — Full Word Study → to your enemiesלְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יִךְlə·’ō·yə·ḇa·yiḵ — Enemy; adversary; one who opposesH341 — Full Word Study →; fireאֵ֖שׁ’êš — Fire; flame; burningH784 — Full Word Study → consumesאָכְלָ֥ה’ā·ḵə·lāh — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study → their barsבְּרִיחָֽיִך׃bə·rī·ḥå̄·yiḵ — bar, bolt, or fugitiveH1280 — Full Word Study →. 14Drawשַֽׁאֲבִי־ša·’ă·ḇî- — to draw or pull out (especially water)H7579 — Full Word Study → your waterמֵ֤יmê — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study → for the siegeמָצוֹר֙mā·ṣō·wr — Siege, fortress, stronghold, defensive fortificationH4692 — Full Word Study →; strengthenחַזְּקִ֖יḥaz·zə·qî — To strengthen, make firm, establishH2388 — Full Word Study → your fortressesמִבְצָרָ֑יִךְmiḇ·ṣā·rā·yiḵ — fortress, fortified city, strongholdH4013 — Full Word Study →. Workבֹּ֧אִיbō·’î — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → the clayבַטִּ֛יטḇaṭ·ṭîṭ — mud, clay, or mireH2916 — Full Word Study → and treadוְרִמְסִ֥יwə·rim·sî — to trample, tread down, crush underfootH7429 — Full Word Study → the mortarבַחֹ֖מֶרḇa·ḥō·mer — clay, mire, or a dry measure (homer)H2563 — Full Word Study →; repairהַחֲזִ֥יקִיha·ḥă·zî·qî — To strengthen, make firm, establishH2388 — Full Word Study → the brick kiln! 15Thereשָׁ֚םšām — There, in that placeH8033 — Full Word Study → the fireאֵ֔שׁ’êš — Fire; flame; burningH784 — Full Word Study → will devour youתֹּאכְלֵ֣ךְtō·ḵə·lêḵ — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study →; the swordחֶ֔רֶבḥe·reḇ — sword; blade weaponH2719 — Full Word Study → will cut you downתַּכְרִיתֵ֣ךְtaḵ·rî·ṯêḵ — To cut; to make a covenantH3772 — Full Word Study → and consume youתֹּאכְלֵ֖ךְtō·ḵə·lêḵ — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study → like a young locustכַּיָּ֑לֶקkay·yā·leq — locust, caterpillar, or devouring insectH3218 — Full Word Study →. Make yourself manyהִתְכַּבֵּ֣דhiṯ·kab·bêḏ — to honor, glorify, or make heavy/weightyH3513 — Full Word Study → like the young locustכַּיֶּ֔לֶקkay·ye·leq — locust, caterpillar, or devouring insectH3218 — Full Word Study →; make yourself manyהִֽתְכַּבְּדִ֖יhiṯ·kab·bə·ḏî — to honor, glorify, or make heavy/weightyH3513 — Full Word Study → like the swarming locustכָּאַרְבֶּֽה׃kā·’ar·beh — Locust; swarming insect plagueH697 — Full Word Study →! 16You have multipliedהִרְבֵּית֙hir·bêṯ — To increase, multiply, grow abundantH7235 — Full Word Study → your merchantsרֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְrō·ḵə·la·yiḵ — to trade; to deal in merchandise; merchant activityH7402 — Full Word Study → more than the starsמִכּוֹכְבֵ֖יmik·kō·wḵ·ḇê — Star; heavenly bodyH3556 — Full Word Study → of the skyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםhaš·šā·mā·yim — The heavens; sky; dwelling place of GodH8064 — Full Word Study →. The young locustיֶ֥לֶקye·leq — locust, caterpillar, or devouring insectH3218 — Full Word Study → strips the landפָּשַׁ֖טpā·šaṭ — to strip, plunder, or invadeH6584 — Full Word Study → and flies awayוַיָּעֹֽף׃way·yā·‘ōp̄ — to fly; to faint or grow wearyH5774 — Full Word Study →. 17Your guardsמִנְּזָרַ֙יִךְ֙min·nə·zā·ra·yiḵ — Prince; ruler; crowned oneH4502 — Full Word Study → are like the swarming locustכָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔הkā·’ar·beh — Locust; swarming insect plagueH697 — Full Word Study →, and your scribesוְטַפְסְרַ֖יִךְwə·ṭap̄·sə·ra·yiḵ — official, administrator, captainH2951 — Full Word Study → like clouds of locustsכְּג֣וֹבkə·ḡō·wḇ — Locust; grasshopper; swarming insect pestH1462 — Full Word Study → that settleהַֽחוֹנִ֤יםha·ḥō·w·nîm — to pitch a tent; to camp; to dwellH2583 — Full Word Study → on the wallsבַּגְּדֵרוֹת֙bag·gə·ḏê·rō·wṯ — An enclosure or wall, typically for livestockH1448 — Full Word Study → on a coldקָרָ֔הqā·rāh — Cold, coldness (literal or figurative)H7135 — Full Word Study → dayבְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study →. When the sunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁše·meš — The sun; sunlight; dayH8121 — Full Word Study → risesזָֽרְחָה֙zā·rə·ḥāh — to rise, shine forth, break outH2224 — Full Word Study →, they fly awayוְנוֹדַ֔דwə·nō·w·ḏaḏ — to wander, flee, or scatter awayH5074 — Full Word Study →, and noוְלֹֽא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → one knowsנוֹדַ֥עnō·w·ḏa‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → whereאַיָּֽם׃’ay·yām — Where? How? What?H335 — Full Word Study →. 18O kingמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵ — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study → of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר’aš·šūr — Assyria, ancient empireH804 — Full Word Study →, your shepherdsרֹעֶ֙יךָ֙rō·‘e·ḵā — to shepherd; to tend, feed, or pasture a flockH7462 — Full Word Study → slumberנָמ֤וּnā·mū — to slumber or doze lightlyH5123 — Full Word Study →; your officersאַדִּירֶ֑יךָ’ad·dî·re·ḵā — Mighty, noble, excellent, worthy of honorH117 — Full Word Study → sleepיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּyiš·kə·nū — To dwell, inhabit, or settle in a placeH7931 — Full Word Study →. Your peopleעַמְּךָ֛‘am·mə·ḵā — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → are scatteredנָפֹ֧שׁוּnā·p̄ō·šū — to spread out; to grow fat; to act proudlyH6335 — Full Word Study → onעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the mountainsהֶהָרִ֖יםhe·hā·rîm — Mountain, hill, or elevated land massH2022 — Full Word Study → with no oneוְאֵ֥יןwə·’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → to gather themמְקַבֵּֽץ׃mə·qab·bêṣ — to gather, assemble, or collect togetherH6908 — Full Word Study →. 19There is noאֵין־’ên- — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → healingכֵּהָ֣הkê·hāh — healing, health, restorationH3545 — Full Word Study → for your injuryלְשִׁבְרֶ֔ךָlə·šiḇ·re·ḵā — Breaking, fracture, or shattering; destruction or ruinH7667 — Full Word Study →; your woundמַכָּתֶ֑ךָmak·kā·ṯe·ḵā — A blow, wound, or plague; physical injury or divine judgmentH4347 — Full Word Study → is severeנַחְלָ֖הnaḥ·lāh — to be sick, weak, or afflicted; to entreat or beseechH2470 — Full Word Study →. Allכֹּ֣ל׀kōl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → who hearשֹׁמְעֵ֣יšō·mə·‘ê — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → the news of youשִׁמְעֲךָ֗šim·‘ă·ḵā — A sound, report, or rumor; what is heardH8088 — Full Word Study → applaudתָּ֤קְעוּtā·qə·‘ū — to blow, sound, thrust, or strike with forceH8628 — Full Word Study → your downfall, forכִּ֗יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → whoמִ֛יmî — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → has notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → experiencedעָבְרָ֥ה‘ā·ḇə·rāh — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → your constantתָּמִֽיד׃tā·mîḏ — continually, perpetually, alwaysH8548 — Full Word Study → crueltyרָעָתְךָ֖rā·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study →?
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Chapter Commentary — Nahum 3
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Overview

Nahum chapter 3 concludes the prophet's oracle against Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, with a vivid description of the city's coming judgment and fall. The chapter opens with a pronouncement of woe against this "bloody city" and then develops the theme through a series of striking images: the violence of warfare, the city's moral corruption, divine humiliation, and ultimate destruction. Though Assyria was then the dominant world power, Nahum makes clear that no earthly strength can withstand the judgment of the holy God. This passage demonstrates that genuine power belongs to the Lord alone, and that nations built on violence, oppression, and wickedness will inevitably fall.

Verses 1–4: The Indictment

The prophet opens with a solemn "Woe" upon Nineveh, indicting the city for three cardinal sins: bloodshed, deception, and plunder (v. 1). The repeated phrase "the prey departeth not" suggests that Assyria's violence was continuous and systematic—it was a way of life. Verses 2–3 depict the horrifying reality of military conquest: the sounds of whips cracking, wheels rattling, horses galloping, and chariots thundering, followed by soldiers wielding bright swords and glittering spears. The accumulation of corpses is so great that soldiers literally stumble over the dead. This is not the glory of warfare; it is its ghastly reality.

Verse 4 adds a spiritual and moral dimension, using the metaphor of a harlot or prostitute to describe Nineveh. The city is accused of spiritual infidelity—selling nations through her "whoredoms" and enslaving families through witchcrafts. This language suggests that Assyria's power was built not only on military might but on deception, manipulation, and demonic practices. The city had seduced smaller nations into submission or allegiance through false promises and corrupting influence.

Verses 5–7: The Shame

The turning point comes with the declaration "Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts" (v. 5). This is the fundamental issue: no human power matters when God Himself becomes an adversary. The prophecy continues with vivid imagery of public disgrace—the Lord will expose Nineveh's nakedness before all nations, casting shame upon her. Verse 6 describes filth cast upon the city, rendering her vile and making her a spectacle of ruin. Verse 7 completes this picture of desolation: those who behold her will flee in horror, and no one will mourn her passing. This is the ultimate humiliation for a once-proud empire—to be despised, abandoned, and forgotten.

Verses 8–17: The Certainty of Fall

Nahum appeals to recent history as proof of God's judgment (vv. 8–10). Thebes (No), the mighty Egyptian city, had seemed invincible with its rivers and walls, yet it had been conquered and its people devastated. If such a great power could fall, why should Assyria think itself secure? Verses 11–15 describe Nineveh's coming helplessness: she will reel like a drunk, her strongholds will crumble like overripe figs, and her "people" (soldiers) will prove weak as women. All preparation for siege will prove futile. Verses 16–17 use the imagery of locusts and grasshoppers—creatures that swarm impressively but then vanish without trace—to describe Assyria's merchants, nobles, and military leaders. They multiply like stars, yet they will scatter and disappear.

Verses 18–19: The Final Word

The closing verses address the king of Assyria directly (v. 18). His shepherds (leaders) slumber in death, his nobles lie in dust, and his people scatter with no one to gather them. The final verse (19) pronounces that there is no healing, no comfort, no hope—only the universal knowledge of Assyria's wickedness.

Application for Today

This chapter reminds us that no nation, government, or human power structure is ultimately secure except in obedience to God. Violence, oppression, and injustice may flourish temporarily, but the Lord's justice is certain and inescapable. Believers are called to trust not in earthly powers but in God's sovereign rule, and to live justly and mercifully, knowing that all will answer to Him.

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