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Verse Nahum 2:11. _WHERE_ IS _THE DWELLING OF THE LIONS_] _Nineveh_,
the habitation of _bold, strong_, and _ferocious_ men.
_THE FEEDING PLACE OF THE YOUNG LIONS_] Whither her victorious and
rapacio...
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WHERE IS THE DWELLING OF THE LIONS, AND THE FEEDING PLACE OF THE YOUNG
LIONS? - Great indeed must be the desolation, which should call forth
the wonder of the prophet of God. He asks “where is it?” Fo...
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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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WHERE... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis_ (App-6), for emphasis.
LIONS. Note the Figure of speech _Synonymia_ (App-6), for emphasis.
This is Jehovah's answer to Sennacherib's taunt in 2 Kings 18:34,
loo...
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_THE DESTRUCTION OF NINEVEH WILL BE COMPLETE -- NAHUM 2:11-13:_ The
leaders of Nineveh are compared to lions. They had been very savage in
their treatment of others. Many people had fallen prey to the...
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WHERE IS THE DWELLING, &C.— _Where is the dwelling of the lioness?
And the same was the nursery of the young lions:_ that is, "What has
become of the stately palaces of the king and princes of Nineveh...
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THE RUINS OF WAR. Nahum 2:8-13
RV. But Nineveh hath been from old like a pool of water: yet they flee
away. Stand, stand, they cry; but none looketh back. Take ye the spoil
of silver, take the spoil o...
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Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young
lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's
whelp, and none made them afraid?
WHERE IS THE DWELLING OF THE...
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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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(11-13) The figure of the lion appears so frequently on the Assyrian
monuments that we may perhaps suppose it to have been a national
scutcheon. The metaphor of the ravening beast is well illustrated...
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_[Nahum 2:12]_ אַיֵּה֙ מְעֹ֣ון אֲרָיֹ֔ות וּ
מִרְעֶ֥ה...
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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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_Lions. The kings of Assyria had plundered various nations, (Haydock)
and had brought the spoils to Ninive. But all shall be lost.
(Worthington) --- These princes followed no law but their own will.
-...
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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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Here the Prophet triumphs over the Assyrians, because they thought
that the city Nineveh was remote from every danger: as lions, who fear
nothing, when they are in their dens, draw thither their prey...
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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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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...
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Where [is] the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the
young lions, where the lion, [even] the old lion, walked, [and] the
lion's whelp, and none made [them] afraid?
Ver. 11. _Where is the...
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_Where is the dwelling of the lions_ Where is the lion-like courage
and strength, which formerly characterized the king of Nineveh and his
people? What is become of the stately palaces of the king and...
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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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Where is the dwelling of the lions and the feeding-place of the young
lions, for the Assyrians liked to compare themselves with the king of
beasts, WHERE THE LION, EVEN THE OLD LION, WALKED AND THE LI...
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11-13 The kings of Assyria had long been terrible and cruel to their
neighbours, but the Lord would destroy their power. Many plead as an
excuse for rapine and fraud, that they have families to provi...
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This is the insulting or deriding speech of all that see and note it.
THE DWELLING OF THE LIONS; Nineveh, compared to a lion's den. LIONS;
tyrants and bloody warriors, as Pul, Tiglath-pileser, and Sha...
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Nahum 2:11 dwelling H4583 lions H738 place H4829 lions H3715 lion H738
walked H1980 (H8804) lioness H3833 lions...
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This is a prophecy of the destruction of Nineveh. Remember that
Assyria had been one of the great powers that swayed the world, a
cruel, tyrannical empire; and God at last determined to destroy
Nineve...
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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 2:11 LIONS. Members of the Assyrian royal house.
The lion was a symbol for kingship (compare Genesis 49:9). The
Assyrian kings exhibited great power i
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CRITICAL NOTES.
NAHUM 2:11. WHERE] is the site on which the mighty city once stood?
Its warriors crushed the nations like _lions_ in their lust and power.
“To fill up the picture, the epithets applie...
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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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Ezekiel 19:2; Genesis 49:9; Isaiah 31:4; Isaiah 5:29; Jeremiah 2:15;...
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Of the lions — Tyrants and bloody warriors....