ナホム書 2:11, ナホム書 2:12 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nahum 2:11-13

Here we have Nineveh's ruin, 1. Triumphed in by its neighbours, who now remember against it all the oppressions and abuse of power it had been guilty of in its pomp and prosperity (Nah. 2:11, 12): Where is the dwelling of the lions? It is gone; there appear no remnants, no footsteps, of it. Where is the feeding place of the young lions, where they glutted themselves with prey? The princes of Nineveh had been as lions, as beasts of prey; cruel tyrants are no better, nay, in this respect much... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:11

Where is the dwelling of the lions ?.... Of the kings of Assyria, comparable to lions for their strength, courage, and cruelty, tyranny, and oppression; such as Pul, Tiglathpileser, Shalmaneser, and Sennacherib. So the Targum, "where are the habitations of kings?' these are the words, either of the prophet, or of the people that had seen this city in its glory, and now see it in its ruins; and so desolate and waste, as that it could scarcely be said where it once stood: and the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:11

Where is the dwelling of the lions - Nineveh, the habitation of bold, strong, and ferocious men. The feeding place of the young lions - Whither her victorious and rapacious generals frequently returned to consume the produce of their success. Here they walked at large, and none made them afraid. Wheresoever they turned their arms they were victors; and all nations were afraid of them. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:11

Verse 11 Here the Prophet triumphs over the Assyrians, because they thought that the city Nineveh was remote from every danger: as lions, who fear nothing, when they are in their dens, draw thither their prey in their claws or in their mouths: so also was the case with the Assyrians; thinking themselves safe, while Nineveh flourished, they took the greater liberty to commit plunders everywhere. For Nineveh was not only the receptacle of robbers but was also like a den of lions. And the Prophet... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:1-13

Part II . THE EXECUTION OF THE DECREE ; THE DESTRUCTION OF NINEVEH DESCRIBED . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:3-13

The downfall of Nineveh, as illustrative of the Divine and the human dements in revelation. There are two elements in the Bible, the Divine and the human. God speaks to us in every page, nor does he speak the less emphatically, but all the more so, in that he addresses us through men possessing throbbing hearts, and who were phasing through experiences like our own. We honour the volume as being in the highest sense God's Word, nor do we honour it the less in this respect because we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nahum 2:11

Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions? - Great indeed must be the desolation, which should call forth the wonder of the prophet of God. He asks “where is it?” For so utterly was Nineveh to be effaced, that its place should scarcely be known, and now is known by the ruins which have been buried, and are dug up. The messengers of her king had asked, “Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?” 2 Kings 18:34. And now of her it... read more

ナホム書 2:11, ナホム書 2:12 Jc

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nahum 2:11-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:3-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:9-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 2:11-13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nahum 2:11

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