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Verse 4. _THE CHARIOTS SHALL RAGE_] Those of the _besiegers_ and the
_besieged_, meeting in the streets, producing universal confusion and
carnage....
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Army is arrayed against army; the armies, thus far, of God against the
army of His enemy; all without is order; all within, confusion. The
assailing army, from its compactness and unity, is spoken of,...
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CHAPTER 2
The Overthrow, Plundering and Destruction Of Nineveh
_ 1. The capture of Nineveh announced and described (Nahum 2:1) _
2. The completeness of the judgment (Nahum 2:11)
Nahum 2:1. This gre...
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NAHUM 1:11; NAHUM 1:14; NAHUM 2:1; NAHUM 2:3. THE FALL OF NINEVEH.
Nahum 1:11.
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RAGE. rave [as though mad]. Hebrew. _halal_.
JUSTLE. From Old French _jouster,_ to tilt; from Low Latin. _juxtare,_
to approach (as in tilting).
JOSTLE. to push against,. frequentative form; but the...
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_THE BATTLE IS SET AGAINST NINEVEH -- NAHUM 2:1-4:_ This horrible
destruction was to come against Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian
Empire. They were encouraged to prepare for what they were about...
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CHAPTER XIII
DETAILS OF NINEVEH'S DOWNFALL
WARNING OF WAR. Nahum 2:1-7
RV. He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thee; keep the
fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy pow...
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The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against
another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall
run like the lightnings.
THE CHARIOTS SHALL RAGE IN THE ST...
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ATTACK AND CONQUEST OF NINEVEH
1. Description of the attack begins, and Nineveh is called upon to
face the invader.
'He that breaketh in pieces is come up against thee; Guard the watch,
look out upon...
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THE SIEGE AND FALL OF NINEVEH
Nahum 2:1; Nahum 3:1
THE scene now changes from the presence and awful arsenal of the
Almighty to the historical consummation of His vengeance. Nahum
foresees the siege...
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A CRUEL CITY TO BE OVERTHROWN
Nahum 2:1-13
This is a prophetic foreview of the overthrow of Nineveh by the
Medo-Babylonians. God had used her for the chastisement of His people;
now, in turn, she mus...
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Having thus announced the verdict, the prophet described the process
of vengeance. He declared that the "hammer" had come up against
Nineveh, and ironically advised her to prepare. He then detailed th...
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_Streets. The Ninivites are disordered at the enemy's approach. (St.
Jerome)_...
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After the observations I ventured to make on the preceding verses, I
do not think it needful to dissect the several parts of the subject
contained in this whole paragraph. If I mistake not, the Lord i...
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
Singular was the reproach of the Jews in the time of our Lord (John
7:52); for there were prophets who had arisen out of Galilee. Jonah
and Nahum were both G...
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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...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1, 2, AND 3.
If we were to examine closely the different characters of the nations
who have been connected with the people of God, we should perhaps find
in e...
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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 w...
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The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against
another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall
run like the lightnings.
Ver. 4. _The chariots shall rage in...
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_For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob_ Jacob and
Israel stood in a nearer relation to God than Nineveh; yet God hath
punished them: much more will he punish Nineveh. By the _excellenc...
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The chariots shall rage in the streets, as they are driven furiously
in the attack, THEY SHALL JOSTLE ONE AGAINST ANOTHER IN THE BROAD
WAYS, running to and fro in the market-places or squares of Ninev...
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NAHUM CHAPTER 2
(Chapter 1:15-2:13.).
The Conquest, Plundering, and Destruction of Nineveh.
The conquerors of Nineveh would be Jehovah's instruments, who would
effect the destruction of the city wi...
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THEY SHALL SEEM:
_ Heb._ their show...
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1-10 Nineveh shall not put aside this judgment; there is no counsel
or strength against the Lord. God looks upon proud cities, and brings
them down. Particular account is given of the terrors wherein...
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THE CHARIOTS OF THE CHALDEAN ARMY, or the riders in the chariots, by
their fierceness and carriage, by their cries and calls, heartening
one another, and threatening the Assyrians. SHALL RAGE; shall s...
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Nahum 2:4 chariots H7393 rage H1984 (H8704) streets H2351 another
H8264 (H8698) roads H7339 seem H4758 torches...
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CONTENTS: The battle in the streets of Nineveh.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: God has a quarrel with those who have done violence to His
people, and when the measure of their iniquity is filled up, H...
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Nahum 2:2. _The excellency of Jacob._ The Vulgate reads as the Hebrew,
the pride of Jacob, and the pride of Israel, which the Lord punished
by the Assyrians. Now the same just God comes to punish the...
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_The shield of His mighty men is made red._
THE DOWNFALL OF NINEVEH, AS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE DIVINE AND THE HUMAN
DEMENTS IN REVELATION
There are two elements in the Bible, the Divine and the human. G...
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NAHUM—NOTE ON NAHUM 2:1 Focus on Nineveh: The Lord’s Coming
Judgment. Nahum’s prediction reads like an eyewitness account of
Nineveh being attacked, overrun by the enemy, and plundered....
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NAHUM—NOTE ON NAHUM 2:3 SHIELD... RED. Perhaps their shields were
permanently stained with the blood of defeated foes from previous
battles. HIS.... HE is a reference to the scatterer mentioned in v....
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CRITICAL NOTES.
NAHUM 2:2.] The Lord hath chastised Judah and Israel, and permitted
the enemy to triumph; now the _excellency_ of Israel, the former
independence, shall be restored. EMPTIED] Devastat...
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EXPOSITION
NAHUM 2:1
Part II. THE EXECUTION OF THE DECREE; THE DESTRUCTION OF NINEVEH
DESCRIBED....
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Now he is describing the siege of Assyria by the Babylonian and Mede
confederacy, referring to these men as those that dash in pieces.
He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the
mu...
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Daniel 11:40; Ezekiel 26:10; Isaiah 37:24; Isaiah 66:15; Jeremiah 4:
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In the streets — Of Nineveh, when taken. Justle — By reason of
their multitude and fury. In the broad ways — Where is most room,
and yet scarce enough for them to move. Like torches — What with
sparkl...