Nahum 3:9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nahum 3:8-19

Nineveh has been told that God is against her, and then none can be for her, to stand her in any stead; yet she sets God himself at defiance, and his power and justice, and says, I shall have peace. Threatened folks live long; therefore here the prophet largely shows how vain her confidences would prove and insufficient to ward off the judgment of God. To convince them of this, I. He shows them that other places, which had been as strong and as secure as they, could not keep their ground... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 3:9

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength ,.... That is, the strength, support, protection, and defence of No, whether Alexandria, or Thebes, or Memphis: Egypt was, for these cities were in it, and subject to it; or, if this was a free city, as some think, yet in alliance with Egypt, and under its protection; and in like connection it was with Ethiopia, that is, Arabia, a country that lay near to it; and yet, though it was strengthened by such powerful neighbours and allies, it was not secure... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:9

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength - The land of Cush, not far from Diospolis; for it was in Arabia, on the Red Sea. Put and Lubim - A part of Africa and Libya, which were all within reach of forming alliances with No-Ammon or Diospolis. 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:8-13

§ 2 . The ruin of Nineveh can be averted no more than was that of No-Amon. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:8-13

The story of No-Amon. I. THE BRILLIANT CITY . 1 . Its sacred name. No-Amon, in Egyptian, Nu-Amun , or "Dwelling of Amun;" in Greek, θῆβαι , or Thebes, with which corresponded the Egyptian Ta-ape, or "City of Thrones." Originally the capital of a home, it subsequently rose to be a royal city. It became the residence of the Theban dynasty of Pharaohs. Homer describes it as having had a hundred gates ('Iliad,' 9:383). 2 . Its impregnable situation. "Among the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:8-13

No-Amon, a sign. There are certain great principles regulating the Divine government, and these are abiding. The seer spoke in harmony with these when he declared beforehand the ruin of Nineveh. Men, through unbelief, are slow to accept these principles and to acknowledge the inevitable results of their working. They are deceived by present appearances. They reason from things as they are, and conclude that, where there is material prosperity, this will of necessity continue Such was the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:9

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength. Urdamaneh, or Rudammon, in whose time this capture of No-Amon took place, was son and successor of Tirhalrah, who is called expressly King of Ethiopia ( 2 Kings 19:9 ; Isaiah 37:9 ). Egypt. The Egyptians proper, combined with the Ethiopians, formed the kingdom of Egypt under the twenty-fifth, the Ethiopian, dynasty. And it was infinite. The power of Egypt was boundless, its forces in numerable (see 2 Chronicles 12:3 ). Pusey notes a remark of Cato... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nahum 3:9

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength - Literally, “Egypt was strength , and Ethiopia, and boundless.” He sets forth first the imperial might of No; then her strength from foreign, subdued power. The capital is a sort of impersonation of the might of the state; No, of Egypt, as Nineveh, of Assyria. When the head was cut off or the heart ceased to beat, all was lost. The might of Egypt and Ethiopia was the might of No, concentrated in her. They were strength, and that strength unmeasured by any... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nahum 3:8-10

Nahum 3:8-10. Art thou better than populous No Art thou in a better or safer condition; or hast thou more merit than the famous populous city of No? The Hebrew reads, No-ammon, the same city which is spoken of Jeremiah 46:25; and Ezekiel 30:15; where see the notes; and where our version reads, the multitude of No, as here, populous No. It is thought by some, that the place took its rise from Ham, by whose posterity Egypt was peopled, (thence called the land of Ham, Psalms 106:22,)... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Nahum 3:8-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Nahum 3:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Nahum 3:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Nahum 3:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Nahum 3:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Nahum 3:8-10

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