Nahum 1:9-2:3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nahum 1:9-15

These verses seem to point at the destruction of the army of the Assyrians under Sennacherib, which may well be reckoned a part of the burden of Nineveh, the head city of the Assyrian empire, and a pledge of the destruction of Nineveh itself about 100 years after; and this was an event which Isaiah, with whom probably this prophet was contemporary, spoke much of. Now observe here, I. The great provocation which the Assyrians gave to God, the just and jealous God, for which, though slow to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 1:9

What do ye imagine against the Lord ?.... O ye Ninevites or Assyrians; do you think you can frustrate the designs of the Lord, resist his power, and hinder him from executing what he has threatened and has determined to do? or what mischief is it you devise against his people, which is the same as against himself? can you believe that you shall prosper and succeed, and your schemes be carried into execution, when he, the all wise and all powerful Being, opposes you? he will make an utter... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 1:9

Affliction shall not rise up the second time - There shall be no need to repeat the judgment; with one blow God will make a full end of the business. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 1:9

Verse 9 Some interpreters so consider this verse also, as though the Prophet had said, that the calamity of the chosen people would not be a destruction, as God would observe some moderation and keep within certain limits. The unbelieving, we know, immediately exult, whenever the children of God are oppressed by adverse things, as though it were all over with the Church. Hence the Prophet here, according to these interpreters, meets and checks this sort of petulance, What imagine ye against... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:1-15

Part I. THE JUDGMENT UPON NINEVEH DECREED BY GOD . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:7-11

§ 3. The prophet prepares the way for proclaiming the punishment of Nineveh lay deriding that the wrath of God falls not on those who trust in him, but is reserved for his enemies. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:8-15

Antagonism to God and his rule. Nahum doubtless prophesied during the reign of Hezekiah, and shortly after the defeat of Sennacherib by the destroying angel of the Lord ( Isaiah 37:36 ). That memorable event, it would appear, was present to his mind and is referred to in these verses, although his thoughts were also carried on to the future and to the complete and final overthrow of the Assyrian power in the destruction of the capital, and which forms the theme of the succeeding... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:8-15

Spiritual redemption symbolized. The expression in Nahum 1:11 , "a wicked counsellor," is rendered in the margin "counsellor of Belial." "Belial" is used in the Old Testament to indicate sensual profligacy ( 19:1-30 : 22:13; 1 Samuel 2:12 ); and in the New Testament as a synonym for Satan ( 2 Corinthians 6:15 ). The term was here ( Nahum 1:11 ) applied to Sennacherib; and the deliverance of Judah from the vauntings and oppressions of this mighty and evil Assyrian monarch... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:9

The prophet suddenly addresses both Jews and Assyrians, encouraging the former by the thought that God can perform what he promises, and warning the latter that their boasting (comp. Isaiah 10:9 , etc.; Isaiah 36:20 ) was vain. What do ye imagine against the Lord? Quid cogitatis contra Dominum? (Vulgate). This rendering regards the question as addressed to the Assyrians, demanding of them what it is that they dare to plot against God; do they presume to fight against him, or to fancy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 1:9-10

Sin. "What do ye imagine against the Lord? He will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time. For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry." These words suggest a few thoughts concerning sin. I. THE ESSENCE OF SIN IS SUGGESTED ; IT IS HOSTILITY TO GOD . It is something directed against the Lord: it is opposition to the laws, purposes, spirit of God. "The... read more

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