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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nahum 3:14-15

Nahum 3:14-15. Draw thee waters for the siege Fill all thy cisterns, and draw the waters into the ditches. Go into the clay, &c. Set thy brickmakers on work to prepare store of materials for thy fortifications. There shall the fire devour thee After all that thou canst do, the fire of the enemy shall reach even thy inmost works, and their darts shall drive off the defenders of them. The sword shall cut thee off The Hebrew word, which we render here sword, properly signifies any... 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 3:15

cankerworm = the young locust. Hebrew. yelek. See note on Joel 1:4 . make thyself many = [though thou be] numerous. Figure of speech Irony ( App-6 ). locusts = the young locust. Hebrew ' arbeh . See note on Joel 1:4 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Nahum 3:15

"There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off; it shall devour thee like the cankerworm; make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locust."It is a feature of Hebrew prophecy that sometimes a figure of speech (as the simile here) is used with multiple meanings. In the first part of this verse, the sword of vengeance is compared to the locust plague; but in the second half of Nahum 3:15, and in Nahum 3:16, the Assyrians themselves are likened to locusts.... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Nahum 3:15

Nahum 3:15. There shall the fire devour thee, &c.— According to the prophet, the city was to be destroyed by fire and water; and we see in the passage quoted from Diodorus, ch. Nah 2:6 that by fire and water it was destroyed. See Bishop Newton. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Nahum 3:15

15. There—in the very scene of thy great preparations for defense; and where thou now art so secure. fire—even as at the former destruction; Sardanapalus (Pul?) perished with all his household in the conflagration of his palace, having in despair set it on fire, the traces of which are still remaining. cankerworm—"the licking locust" [HENDERSON]. make thyself many as the locusts—"the swarming locusts" [HENDERSON]; that is, however "many" be thy forces, like those of "the swarming locusts," or... 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

However if the Ninevites did strengthen their defenses, fire would consume them where they went to draw water and the sword would cut them down as they built. The walls of Nineveh would become the walls of her tomb rather than her defense."There was no question about the clear traces of the burning of the temple (as also in the palace of Sennacherib), for a layer of ash about two inches thick lay clearly defined in places on the southeast side about the level of the Sargon pavement." [Note: R.... 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

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