Nahum 3:3-4 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nahum 3:1-7

Here is, I. Nineveh arraigned and indicted. It is a high charge that is here drawn up against that great city, and neither her numbers nor her grandeur shall secure her from prosecution. 1. It is a city of blood, in which a great deal of innocent blood is shed by unrighteous war, or under colour and pretence of public justice, or by suffering barbarous murders to go unpunished; for this the righteous God will make inquisition. 2. It is all full of lies; truth is banished from among them; there... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 3:3

The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear ,.... Or, "the flame of the sword and the glittering spear" F23 להב חרב וברק חנית "flammam gladii et fulgorem hastae", Piscator; "flammam gladii et fulgur hastae", Cocceius; "flamma gladii et fulgur lanceae", Burkius. ; he rides with a drawn sword, which, being brandished to and fro, looks like a flame of fire; or with a spear made of polished iron, or steel, which, when vibrated and moved to and fro,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 3:4

Because of the multitudes of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot ,.... Meaning Nineveh; which, as it was an ancient city, was a well built one; full of stately and beautiful buildings, the seat of the kings of Assyria, and the metropolis of the nation, and abounded with wealth and riches; perhaps here may be an allusion to the name of the city, and to the signification of it; for Nineveh may have its name from the beauty of it, and be read, in Hebrew, נאי נוה or נוי , and may... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:4

Because of the multitude of the whoredoms - Above, the Ninevites were represented under the emblem of a lion tearing all to pieces; here they are represented under the emblem of a beautiful harlot or public prostitute, enticing all men to her, inducing the nations to become idolatrous, and, by thus perverting them, rendering them also objects of the Divine wrath. Mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms - Using every means to excite to idolatry; and being, by... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:3

Verse 3 As to the words, some interpreters connect what we have rendered, the horseman makes to ascend, with what follows, that is, he makes to ascend the flame of the sword and the lightning of the spear But as a copulative comes between, it seems rather to be an imperfect sentence, meaning, that the horseman makes to ascend or mount, that is, his horses, by urging them on. With regard to the word להב, leb, it means I have no doubt, a flame. By this word, I know, is also understood... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:4

Verse 4 The Prophet mentions again the cause why God would execute so dreadful a vengeance on that city, which yet procured by its splendor so much glory and respect among all people: and God seems in a manner to have but little regard for the order of the world when he thus overturns great cities. For since he is the Creator of the whole world, it seems to be his proper office to protect its various parts, especially those which excel in beauty, for they seem to deserve a higher regard. When... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:1-7

§ 1. The prophet specifies the crimes which have brought this ruin upon Nineveh. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:1-7

Woe to Nineveh. I. THREATENED . ( Nahum 3:1 .) 1. By the prophet. Jonah ( Jonah 3:4 ) had once before announced the destruction of the Assyrian capital, which threatening, however, was averted by the repentance of its inhabitants; Nahum's prediction was literally fulfilled, because Nineveh in due time filled up the measure of its iniquities. 2 . In the name of God. Had Nineveh's doom been pronounced only by Nahum's lips, it had been harmless; but Nahum was the mouthpiece... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:1-7

The guilt and ruin of Nineveh. We have here— I. A MOURNFUL REVELATION OF NATIONAL GUILT AND DEPRAVITY . ( Nahum 3:1 , Nahum 3:4 .) The Assyrians are here charged with: 1 . Unrighteous war. ( Nahum 3:1 .) There may be times in a nation's history when war becomes a dire necessity; but all war prompted, not by the desire to defend against unworthy aggression, but by unholy ambition, aggrandizement, lust of conquest and glory, deserves the severest reprobation.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:1-19

Part III . THE CAUSE OF THE JUDGMENT — SINS OF THE CITY , WHICH BRING INEVITABLE PUNISHMENT . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nahum 3:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 3:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 3:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:1-19

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