The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:9-13
§ 2. The city is plundered, and henceforth lies waste, in terrible contrast with its former excellency, read more
ナホム書 2:9-13 Jc
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:10
She is empty, and void, and waste. Bukahum' bukah, um' bulakah. The three words are of very similar meaning and sound, and express most forcibly the utter ruin of the city. A Latin commentator has endeavoured to imitate the Hebrew paronomasia by rendering them, "vacuitas, evacuatio, evanidatio"—a translation more ingenious than classical. The paronomasia is better rendered by "vastitas, vastitia, vacuitas," and the German, "leer und ausgeleert und verheert." "Sack and sacking and... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:11
The prophet asks, as if in consternation at the complete collapse of the great city—Where is the site of Nineveh? Where is the dwelling ( den ) of the lions? The lion is a natural symbol of Assyria, both from that animal's cruel, predatory; ravenous habits, and from its use as the chief national emblem. Nergal, the war god, has a winged lion with a man's face as his emblem. See the figure in Rawlinson, 'Anc. Mon.,' 1:173, who adds that the lion is accepted as a true type of the people,... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:11-13
The parable of the lion's den. I. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SEN . 1 . Its site. Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian empire. 2 . Its occupants. The lions above referred to. 3 . Its prey. The spoils of the nations Syria, Phoenicia, Philistia, Israel, Judah, and even Egypt had felt the might of Assyria and contributed to swell the ravin she had stored in her cities. II. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE DEN . 1 . Its certainty. According to Nahum, Jehovah... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:12
The figure of the lieu is continued, and this verse, in loose apposition to the preceding, may be best explained by continuing the interrogation in thought—Where is now the lion that used to tear in pieces, etc.? The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps. The Assyrian monarch provided for his children and dependents by plundering other nations. His lionesses may mean his wives and concubines. It was the custom both with the Persians and Assyrians to assign towns and provinces to... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:13
I am against thee. The destruction shall be surely accomplished, because God himself directs it. Literally, I to thee ( Nahum 3:5 ; Jeremiah 51:25 ; Ezekiel 38:3 ). The Lord of hosts ( sabaoth ) , Lord of the forces of heaven and earth, and therefore omnipotent. κύριος παντοκράτωρ : I will burn her chariots in the smoke. "Chariots" stand for the whole apparatus of war and military power. Sop-tuagint for "chariots" gives πλῆθος , "multitudes." Thy young lions. Thy... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:13
Man incuring the Divine displeasure "Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts." This attitude of God towards man— I. IMPLIES WRONG DOING ON MAN 'S PART . God is not thus adverse to man for naught. "His delights are with the sons of men" ( Proverbs 8:31 ). Sin alienates man from God, and causes God to be righteously displeased with man. II. INVOLVES MAN IN PRESENT DISTRESS . Man cannot be at ease whilst under the ban of Jehovah. "In his favour is... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nahum 2:9
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold - Nineveh had not hearkened of old to the voice of the prophet, but had turned back to sin; it cannot hearken now, for fear. He turns to the spoiler to whom God’s judgments assigned her, and who is too ready to hear. The gold and silver, which the last Assyrian King had gathered into the palace which he fired, was mostly removed (the story says, treacherously) to Babylon. Arbaces is said to have borne this and to have removed the residue, to... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nahum 2:10
She is empty and void and waste - The completeness of her judgment is declared first under that solemn number, Three, and the three words in Hebrew are nearly the same , with the same meaning, only each word fuller than the former, as picturing a growing desolation; and then under four heads (in all seven) also a growing fear. First the heart, the seat of courage and resolve and high purpose, melteth; then the knees smite together, tremble, shake, under the frame; then, much pain is in all... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:9
The prophet calls on the invaders to come and gather the spoil of the city, which God gives into their hands. Take ye the spoil. Fabulous stories are told of the amount of the precious metals stored in Nineveh and Babylon. "Sardanapalus is said to have placed a hundred and fifty golden beds, and as many tables of the same metal, on his funeral pile, besides gold and silver vases and ornaments in enormous quantities, and purple and many-coloured raiments (Athen; lib. 12.). According to... read more