ナホム書 3:16 JCB

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nahum 3:16-17

Nahum 3:16-17. Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars Thou hast drawn more merchants to thee than there are stars in the heavens. This is a hyperbolical expression, to signify the great number of them. The canker-worm spoileth, and fleeth away As the locusts destroy the fruits of the earth, and then fly away to another place; so shall thy soldiers pillage all the wealth thou hast gained by traffic, and then leave thee. Thy crowded (or, thy princes) are as the locusts, ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nahum 3:1-19

Destroyed because of greed (3:1-19)Not only was Assyria cruel, but it was also greedy. Often it conquered nations solely to plunder them. Nahum likens it to a prostitute, for it thought only of money and pleasure and gave no thought for morality. The prophet gives another vivid picture of the battle scene in Nineveh as God acts in judgment against the guilty people (3:1-4).Like a prostitute Nineveh dressed herself with lavish adornments and lived in luxury by tempting and deceiving others. Her... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Nahum 3:16

Thou = [Though] thou, &c. spoileth = stript itself, or cast off the skin. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Nahum 3:16

"Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm ravageth, and fleeth away.""Above the stars of heaven ..." Nothing but a great swarm of locusts, or the stars of heaven, could be compared to the teeming population of Nineveh."The cankerworm ravageth, and fleeth away ..." This did not mean that the conquering army would ravage Nineveh and then go away, but that the locust-population of Nineveh itself, so long the ravaging power on the earth, would disappear, after... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Nahum 3:16

16. multiplied thy merchants— (Ezekiel 27:23; Ezekiel 27:24). Nineveh, by large canals, had easy access to Babylon; and it was one of the great routes for the people of the west and northwest to that city; lying on the Tigris it had access to the sea. The Phoelignicians carried its wares everywhere. Hence its merchandise is so much spoken of. the cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away—that is, spoiled thy merchants. The "cankerworm," or licking locust, answers to the Medo-Babylonian invaders of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Nahum 3:3-19

B. Four descriptions of Nineveh’s fall 2:3-3:19The rest of the book contains four descriptions of Nineveh’s fall that were evidently messages that Nahum delivered at various times in Judah. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Nahum 3:8-19

4. The fourth description of Nineveh’s fall 3:8-19This section, evidently another message that Nahum delivered concerning Nineveh’s fall, begins by comparing it to the fall of another great city. Nahum proceeded to use many figures of speech to describe how various segments of Ninevite society would respond to the coming invasion. The literary form of the section is that of a taunt song. [Note: See Patterson, pp. 93-94.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Nahum 3:15-19

III. NINEVEH’S DESTRUCTION DESCRIBED 1:15-3:19This second major part of Nahum contains another introduction and four descriptions of Nineveh’s destruction. Having revealed general statements about Yahweh’s judgment, Nahum next communicated more specific descriptions of Nineveh’s demise. As in the previous section, he also gave promises of Israel’s restoration."Nahum portrays [the] siege, reproduces its horrors and its savagery, its cruelties and mercilessness, in language so realistic that one... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Nahum 3:16

Assyrian traders, seemingly more numerous than the stars, had increased their country’s wealth. However they would be like locusts when the invasion came in that they would fly away in vast numbers rather than defending Nineveh. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:1-19

The Doom of Nineveh1-7. Another threat against Nineveh, showing that disaster has come upon her on account of her sins. The keynote of the whole chapter is the fierce cry, Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies, etc. 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 who had offered resistance in defence of their country were... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nahum 3:16-17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nahum 3:1-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Nahum 3:16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Nahum 3:16

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Nahum 3:16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Nahum 3:3-19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Nahum 3:8-19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Nahum 3:15-19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Nahum 3:16

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:1-19

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