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Verse 5. _HE SHALL RECOUNT HIS WORTHIES_] Muster up his most renowned
warriors and heroes.
_SHALL MAKE HASTE TO THE WALL_] Where they see the enemies making
their most powerful attacks, in order to g...
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HE SHALL RECOUNT HIS WORTHIES - The Assyrian king wakes as out of a
sleep, literally, “he remembers his mighty men” (as Nahum 3:18;
Judges 5:13; Nehemiah 3:5); “they stumble in their walk,”
literally,...
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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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_RESISTANCE TO THE INVASION IS FUTILE -- NAHUM 2:5-7:_ The watchmen of
Nineveh would announce to the king that they enemy was approaching.
Preparation would be made for the battle but it would do no g...
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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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He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they
shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be
prepared.
The Assyrian preparations for defense.
HE - the Assy...
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2:5 He (f-1) i.e. the Assyrian, 'the wicked one,' ch. 1.15. shelter
(q-21) Shelter for the besieged....
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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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AND THE DEFENCE SHALL BE PREPARED. — Better, _but_ [there] _the
storming-shed has been prepared._ Here the surprise and disorder of
Nineveh is more plainly portrayed. The Assyrian king bethinks him of...
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_[Nahum 2:6]_ יִזְכֹּר֙ אַדִּירָ֔יו
יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ _בַּ_†_הֲלִֽיכָתָ֑ם_†...
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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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(f) He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk;
they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be
prepared.
(f) Then the Assyrians will seek by all means to gat...
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_Muster. Literally, " remember" (Haydock) the ancient heroes,
Salmanasar, &c. (Calmet) --- Stumble, by running hastily on.
(Challoner) --- Prepared to defend the city. (Haydock) --- All this
represent...
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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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_THE STRENGTH OF NINEVEH_
‘The defence shall be prepared.’
Nahum 2:5
In Chapter s 2 and 3 of Nahum, we have his whole prophecy proper. In
them we are presented with a vivid and striking picture of...
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Some interpreters explain this also of the Chaldeans: The king of
Babylon then shall remember his mighty men; that is, shall recount his
forces and whatever strength he will have under his power; all...
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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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HE SHALL RECOUNT HIS WORTHIES,.... Either the dasher in pieces, Nahum
2:1, the kings of Babylon and Media, shall call together their general
officers, and muster the forces under then, and put them in...
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He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they
shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be
prepared.
Ver. 5. _He shall recount his worthies_] Or gallants, ma...
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_He_ The enemy that attacks Nineveh, namely, the king of Babylon;
_shall recount his worthies_ Shall select some of his choicest troops
for the siege of it. _They shall stumble in their walk_ They sha...
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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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He shall recount his worthies, the Assyrian king remembering, and
counting on, his heroes; THEY SHALL STUMBLE IN THEIR WALK, all
confused and uncertain in their effort to reach the point where the
att...
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WORTHIES:
Or, gallants
DEFENSE:
_ Heb._ covering or coverer...
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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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This verse may indifferently refer either to Nineveh and its king
making their defence, or to the Chaldeans and their king maintaining
the siege; both act with rigour and diligence. _Recount_; muster,...
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Nahum 2:5 remembers H2142 (H8799) nobles H117 stumble H3782 (H8735)
walk H1979 haste H4116 (H8762) walls...
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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 2:5 The attacking army now reaches the wall of
Nineveh proper. HE REMEMBERS. “He” (see v. Nahum 2:3) may be so
eager to be involved in the attack that he almost forgets
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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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Isaiah 21:5; Isaiah 5:27; Jeremiah 46:12; Jeremiah 50:29; Jeremia
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He — The king of Babylon. His worthies — Approved officers and
commanders. Stumble — Shew such forwardness, that they shall not
stand to pick their way. They — The Assyrians to defend, the
Chaldeans t...