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Verse 9. _TAKE YE THE SPOIL_] Though the king burnt his treasures,
vestments, c., he could not totally _destroy_ the _silver_ and the
_gold_. Nor did he burn the _riches of the city_ these fell a prey...
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TAKE YE THE SPOIL OF SILVER, TAKE THE SPOIL OF GOLD - Nineveh had not
hearkened of old to the voice of the prophet, but had turned back to
sin; it cannot hearken now, for fear. He turns to the spoiler...
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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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TAKE THE SPOIL. Note the Figure of speech _Epizeuxis_ (App-6), for
emphasis.
NONE END, &C. = [there are] treasures without end, [and] stores of all
covetable vessels....
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_NINEVEH WAS PLUNDERED -- NAHUM 2:8-10:_ Nineveh is pictured as a
large pool of water. This was true because of the many people that
were there. The cry for the people was "Stand, Stand!" Instead the...
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TAKE YE, &C.— _They have plundered the silver, they have plundered
the gold: the weight of them is immense: it is more than all the
precious furniture._ We are told by Diodorus, that the conqueror of...
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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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Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is
none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
TAKE YE THE SPOIL OF SILVER, TAKE THE SPOIL OF GOLD. The conquer...
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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 GLORY. — Better, _there is abundance of all precious vessels.
_...
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_[Nahum 2:10]_ בֹּ֥זּוּ כֶ֖סֶף בֹּ֣זּוּ
זָהָ֑ב וְ...
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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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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, as it were, by the command and authority of God,
gives up Nineveh to the will of its enemies, that they might spoil and
plunder it. Some think that this address is made in the name o...
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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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TAKE YE THE SPOIL OF SILVER, TAKE THE SPOIL OF GOLD,.... Of which
there was a great quantity in this rich and populous city: these are
the words of the prophet, or of the Lord by the prophet, to the M...
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Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for [there is]
none end of the store [and] glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
Ver. 9. _Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold_]...
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_Take ye the spoil of silver, of gold_ Here the Babylonians are
addressed as if they had just entered the city; and are bid to take
the spoil of it, there being none to make any resistance. We read in...
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Take ye the spoil of silver, so the victors are admonished, TAKE THE
SPOIL OF GOLD! FOR THERE IS NONE END OF THE STORE AND GLORY OUT OF ALL
THE PLEASANT FURNITURE, of the various rich treasures with w...
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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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FOR THERE IS NONE END OF THE STORE:
Or, And their infinite store, etc.
PLEASANT FURNITURE:
_ Heb._ vessels of desire...
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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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TAKE: God speaks by his prophet, commanding that it be done, and
foretelling that it certainly shall be done; and Scythians, Medes, and
Chaldeans, or whoever else did associate in the war, and sacking...
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Nahum 2:9 spoil H962 (H8798) silver H3701 spoil H962 (H8798) gold
H2091 end H7097 treasure H8498 wealth...
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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 2:9 SILVER... GOLD. Nineveh had taken great
wealth during Assyria’s military victories.
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CRITICAL NOTES.
NAHUM 2:8. OLD] From antiquity hath been like a pool of water; the
confluence of people from all parts, like countless drops; an unbroken
empire for 600 years. STAND] Stand is the cry...
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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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2 Chronicles 36:10; Daniel 11:8; Ezekiel 26:12; Isaiah 33:1; Isaia
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Take — Thus the Chaldeans encourage one another in the plundering of
the city....