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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nahum 3:18-19

Nahum 3:18-19. Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria Thy rulers and counsellors are remiss, heartless, or dead. Thy nobles Or valiant ones, shall dwell in the dust These words are not in the Hebrew, but are supplied by our translators. The strict rendering of the Hebrew would rather be, Have lain down, as Grotius renders it; that is, have indulged themselves in ease, and not concerned themselves about the public affairs. The Vulgate, however, renders this former part of the verse, ... 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 3:18

shepherds = leaders, or rulers. Here = generals. dwell = lie down: i.e. in death. no man gathereth them . Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 30:4 ). App-92 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Nahum 3:18

"Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; thy nobles are at rest; thy people are scattered upon the mountains, and there is none to gather them.""Slumber ... rest ..." The mighty men of Assyria are dead. The judgment of God has fallen upon them. The thought that, "they slumber and take their ease"[37] is not in the passage. "Sleep" here "must be taken in the sense of death."[38]"Scattered upon the mountains ..." Nineveh was shut in on the north by very rugged, impassable mountains. "None to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Nahum 3:17-19

Nahum 3:17-19. Their place is not known— What probability was there, that the capital city of a great kingdom, a city which was sixty miles in compass, a city which contained so many thousand inhabitants, a city which had walls a hundred feet high, and so thick that three chariots could go abreast upon them, and which had 1500 towers of 200 feet in height;—what probability was there that such a city should ever be totally destroyed? and yet so totally was it destroyed, that the place is hardly... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Nahum 3:18

18. Thy shepherds—that is, Thy leaders. slumber—are carelessly secure [MAURER]. Rather, "lie in death's sleep, having been slain" [JEROME] (Exodus 15:16; Psalms 76:6). shall dwell in the dust — (Psalms 7:5; Psalms 94:17). thy people is scattered—the necessary consequence of their leaders being laid low (Psalms 94:17- :). 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 3:18

Nahum addressed the king of Assyria who would rule after Nineveh’s downfall (in 612 B.C.). This turned out to be Ashur-uballit who tried for three years to hold the empire together from the city of Haran. The prophet told the king that Assyria’s shepherds (leaders) and nobles were not providing leadership for their people. They were lying down on the job, asleep at the switch (cf. Isaiah 5:26-27). The ordinary citizens were scattered all over rather than being under the direction of the... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nahum 3:18-19

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Nahum 3:1-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Nahum 3:18

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Nahum 3:18

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Nahum 3:17-19

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Nahum 3:18

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 3:18

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