Nahum 2:6-11 NIV

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

Matthew Henry

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 2:6

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:7

And Huzzab shall be led away captive ,.... The Targum translates it the queen; and Jarchi and Aben Ezra, after R. Samuel, take it to be the name of the queen of Assyria; so called, as every queen might, from her standing at the king's right hand, Psalm 45:9 who, when the royal palace was destroyed, was taken out, and carried captive with the rest, who before was in a well settled and tranquil state and condition: or perhaps the king himself is designed, who may be represented as a woman,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:8

But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water ,.... This was a very ancient city, built by Nimrod, as some say; or rather by Ashur, as appears from Genesis 10:10 and it was like fish pool, full of people, as it was in the times of Jonah, who for their number may be compared both to water and to fish; and likewise full of wealth and riches, which for their instability may be signified by water also; and moreover, like a pool of standing water, had never been liable to any commotions and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:9

Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold ,.... Of which there was a great quantity in this rich and populous city: these are the words of the prophet, or of the Lord by the prophet, to the Medes and Chaldeans, to seize the spoil of the city, now fallen into their hands; suggesting that this was by the order and will of God, though they saw it not: or of the generals of the army of the Medes and Babylonians, giving leave to the common soldiers to take part of the plunder, there... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:10

She is empty, and void, and waste ,.... The city of Nineveh, empty of inhabitants, being killed, or having fled; and stripped of all its treasures and riches by the enemies; its walls and houses demolished and pulled down, and laid in ruins, and become a heap of rubbish; See Gill on Nahum 1:8 . Various words are here used to ascertain and confirm the thing; and there is an elegant play on words or likeness of sounds, which our language will not express: and the heart melteth ; the... 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 2:6

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:7

And Huzzab shall be led away captive - Perhaps Huzzab means the queen of Nineveh, who had escaped the burning mentioned above by Diodorus. As there is no account of the queen being burnt, but only of the king, the concubines, and the eunuchs, we may, therefore, naturally conclude that the queen escaped; and is represented here as brought up and delivered to the conqueror; her maids at the same time bewailing her lot. Some think Huzzab signifies Nineveh itself. read more

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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 2:10

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 2:7

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