那鸿书 2:4-6 RCUVSS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nahum 2:1-10

Here is, I. An alarm of war sent to Nineveh, Nah. 2:1. The prophet speaks of it as just at hand, for it is neither doubtful nor far distant: ?Look about thee, and see, he that dashes in pieces has come up before thy face. Nebuchadnezzar, who is noted, and will be yet more so, for dashing nations in pieces, begins with thee, and will dissipate and disperse thee;? so some render the word. Babylon is called the hammer of the whole earth, Jer. 50:23. The attempt of Nebuchadnezzar upon Nineveh is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:4

The chariots shall rage in the streets ,.... In the streets of Nineveh when taken; where they shall be drove in a furious manner from place to place, the men in them breathing out slaughter and death wherever they came. Kimchi understands this of the chariots of the Ninevites; who shall drive about in them in the streets of the city like madmen; not daring to go out to fight the enemy, being mightier and more numerous than they. They shall justle one against another in the broad ways ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:5

He shall recount his worthies ,.... Either the dasher in pieces, Nahum 2:1 , the kings of Babylon and Media, shall call together their general officers, and muster the forces under then, and put them in mind of their duty, and recount the actions of their ancestors in former times, in order to animate and encourage them to the siege and attack of the city of Nineveh; or the king of Assyria shall recount and muster up his nobles, and the troops under them, to sally out against the enemy,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:6

The gates of the rivers shall be opened ,.... Of Diava and Adiava, or Lycus and Caprus, between which, according to some writers F9 Vid. Fuller. Miscel. Sacr. l. 3. c. 6. , Nineveh was situated; or the gates of the city, which lay nearest to the river Tigris, are meant; or that river itself, the plural for the singular, which overflowing, broke down the walls of the city for two and a half miles, and opened a way for the Medes and Chaldeans to enter in; of which see Nahum 1:8 , ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:4

The chariots shall rage - Those of the besiegers and the besieged, meeting in the streets, producing universal confusion and carnage. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:5

He shall recount his worthies - Muster up his most renowned warriors and heroes. Shall make haste to the wall - Where they see the enemies making their most powerful attacks, in order to get possession of the city. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:6

The gates of the rivers shall be opened - I have already referred to this, see the note on Nahum 1:8 ; but it will be necessary to be more particular. The account given by Diodorus Siculus, lib. ii., is very surprising. He begins thus: Ην δ ' αυτῳ λογιον παραδεδομενον εκ προγονων, κ.τ.λ. - "There was a prophecy received from their forefathers, that Nineveh should not be taken till the river first became an enemy to the city. It happened in the third year of the siege, that the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:4

Verse 4 He still goes on with the same subject, — that they shall be furious in the streets that is, that they shall he so turbulent, as though they were out of their minds: as furious men are wont to be who are impetuously carried away beyond all reason and moderation, so shall they also become mad in their tumult. He then says, They shall hasten. The verb is derived from the hips; for he who hastens shakes the hips, and moves them with a quick motion; and if it be lawful to coin a word, it... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:5

Verse 5 Some interpreters explain this also of the Chaldeans: The king of Babylon then shall remember his mighty men; that is, shall recount his forces and whatever strength he will have under his power; all this he will collect to make war with Nineveh and the Assyrians. Others think that there is here a transposition in the words, (which is too strained,) “Mighty men shall remember,” as though it were a change of number. But I take the words of the Prophet simply as they are, — that he will... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:6

Verse 6 By the gates of the rivers the Prophet means that part of the city which was most fortified by the river Tigris; for the Tigris flowed close by the city. As then the Tigris was like the strongest defense, (for we know it to have been a most rapid river,) the Prophet ridicules the confidence of the Ninevites, who thought that the access of enemies could be wholly prevented in that part where the Tigris flowed. The gates then of the rivers are opened; that is, your river shall not prevent... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nahum 2:1-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:6

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