George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Nahum 2:6
Gates; floodgates or channel of the Tigris overflowing, chap. i. 8. --- Temple. Septuagint," palace."
Gates; floodgates or channel of the Tigris overflowing, chap. i. 8. --- Temple. Septuagint," palace."
Verse 6. _THE GATES OF THE RIVERS SHALL BE OPENED_] I have already referred to this, Nahum 1:8; but it will be necessary to be _more particular_. The account given by _Diodorus_ _Siculus_, lib. ii.,...
THE GATES OF THE RIVERS SHALL BE OPENED, AND THE PALACE SHALL BE DISOLVED - All gives way in an instant at the will of God; the strife is hushed; no more is said of war and death; there is no more res...
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...
NAHUM 1:11; NAHUM 1:14; NAHUM 2:1; NAHUM 2:3. THE FALL OF NINEVEH. Nahum 1:11.
GATES. flood-gates, or sluices. THE RIVERS. Nineveh lay on the east (or left) bank of the Tigris. The Khusur (a perennial stream) ran through it; also. canal from it to the Tigris ran through the cit...
_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...
THE GATES OF THE RIVER SHALL BE OPENED— Diodorus informs us, that there was an old prophesy, that Nineveh should not be taken till the river became an enemy to the city; and in the third year of the s...
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...
The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved. THE GATES OF THE RIVERS SHALL BE OPENED. The river wall on the Tigris (the west defense of Nineveh) was 4,530 yards long. O...
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...
THE GATES OF THE RIVERS. — This verse is one of great importance. The account of Ctesias, preserved by Diodorus Siculus, tells us that for over two years the immense thickness of the walls of Nineveh...
_[Nahum 2:7]_ שַׁעֲרֵ֥י הַ נְּהָרֹ֖ות נִפְתָּ֑חוּ וְ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
By the gates of the rivers the Prophet means that part of the city which was most fortified by the river Tigris; for the Tigris flowed close by the city. As then the Tigris was like the strongest defe...
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...
THE GATES OF THE RIVERS SHALL BE OPENED,.... Of Diava and Adiava, or Lycus and Caprus, between which, according to some writers i, Nineveh was situated; or the gates of the city, which lay nearest to...
The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved. Ver. 6. _The gates of the rivers shall be opened_] Notwithstanding all afore mentioned endeavours to save the city, the wat...
_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...
The gates of the rivers shall be opened, the reference being to some natural or artificial inundation of the city which helped in its destruction, AND THE PALACE SHALL BE DISSOLVED, its inmates being...
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...
DISSOLVED: Or, molten...
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...
THE GATES OF THE RIVERS; of the city toward the river. Rivers, for river, or because of the greatness of Tigris, upon which Nineveh stood. SHALL BE OPENED: it is reported by Diodorus Siculus, Biblioth...
Nahum 2:6 gates H8179 rivers H5104 opened H6605 (H8738) palace H1964 dissolved H4127 (H8738) gates -...
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...
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...
_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...
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....
NAHUM—NOTE ON NAHUM 2:6 RIVER GATES. The Khoser River flowed through Nineveh. North of the city were dams, most likely with gates to control the flow of the river. The attacking army could easily have...
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...
EXPOSITION NAHUM 2:1 Part II. THE EXECUTION OF THE DECREE; THE DESTRUCTION OF NINEVEH DESCRIBED....
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...
2 Peter 3:10; 2 Peter 3:11; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 45:2...
The gates — Of the city toward the river. The rivers — Of the Tigris, upon which Nineveh stood. Dissolved — While the Chaldeans besieged Nineveh, a mighty deluge overthrew the walls of Nineveh, by the...