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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nahum 3:8-19

Nineveh has been told that God is against her, and then none can be for her, to stand her in any stead; yet she sets God himself at defiance, and his power and justice, and says, I shall have peace. Threatened folks live long; therefore here the prophet largely shows how vain her confidences would prove and insufficient to ward off the judgment of God. To convince them of this, I. He shows them that other places, which had been as strong and as secure as they, could not keep their ground... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 3:18

Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria ,.... Who this king of Assyria was is not easy to say; some think Esarhaddon, who is the last of the kings of Assyria the Scriptures speak of; according to Diodorus Siculus F14 Bibliothec. l. 2. p. 109,115. , Sardanapalus was the last of these kings, and in him the Assyrian monarchy ended; though, according to Alexander Polyhistor F15 Apud Syncell. p. 210. , Saracus, perhaps the Chyniladanus of Ptolemy, was king when Nineveh was destroyed:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 3:19

There is no healing of thy bruise ,.... Made by the fatal blow given to the empire by the taking of Nineveh; the ruin of it was irreparable and irrecoverable; the city of Nineveh was no more, and the Assyrian empire sunk, and never rose again: or, "there is no contraction of thy bruise" F18 אין כהה "nulla est contractio", Junius & Tremellius, Burkius. ; as when a wound is healed, or near it, the skin round about is wrinkled and contracted. The Targum is, "there is none that... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:18

Thy shepherds slumber - That is, the rulers and tributary princes, who, as Herodotus informs us, deserted Nineveh in the day of her distress, and came not forward to her succor. Diodorus Siculus says, lib. ii., 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 succor him; and that he thought himself able to endure the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:19

There is no healing of thy bruise - Thou shalt never be rebuilt. All that hear the bruit of thee - The report or account. Shall clap the hands - Shall exult in thy downfall. For upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed - Thou hast been a universal oppressor, and therefore all nations rejoice at thy fall and utter desolation. Bp. Newton makes some good remarks on the fall and total ruin of Nineveh. "What probability was there that the capital city of a great kingdom, a city... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:18

Verse 18 He confirms the preceding verse, and says that there would be no counsel nor wisdom in the leading men: for theshepherds of the king of Assyria were his counselors, in whose wisdom he trusted, as we know that kings usually depend on their counselors: for they think that there is in them prudence enough, and therefore they commit to them the care of the whole people. But the Prophet ridicules the confidence of the king of Assyria, because the shepherds would not have so much vigilance... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:19

Verse 19 The Prophet shows here more clearly, that when the empire of Nineveh should be scattered, it would be an incurable evil, that every hope of a remedy would be taken away. Though the wicked cannot escape calamity, yet they harbor false expectations, and think that they can in a short time gather new strength. Hence, in order to take from them this hope, the Prophet says, that there would be no contraction of the fracture (251) And this is a striking similitude; for he compares the ruin... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:1-19

Part III . THE CAUSE OF THE JUDGMENT — SINS OF THE CITY , WHICH BRING INEVITABLE PUNISHMENT . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:14-19

§ 3. In spite of all its efforts and all its resources, Nineveh shall meet with a terrible end. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:14-19

The fall of Nineveh. I. PREPARATIONS FOR A SIEGE . ( Nahum 3:14 .) In anticipation of the impending attack upon their capital, the inhabitants of Nineveh are exhorted by Nahum (ironically) to provide for their safety. 1 . For their sustenance. This they should do by laying up within their city a plentiful supply of water for drinking, so as to enable them to withstand a prolonged siege. "Draw thee water for the siege." This, in a land like Assyria, would be likely to give way... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nahum 3:8-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 3:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 3:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:18

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:14-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:14-19

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