Darby's translation notes (1890)
Nahum 2:5
2:5 He (f-1) i.e. the Assyrian, 'the wicked one,' ch. 1.15. shelter (q-21) Shelter for the besieged.
2:5 He (f-1) i.e. the Assyrian, 'the wicked one,' ch. 1.15. shelter (q-21) Shelter for the besieged.
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...
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,...
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.
HE. The king of Assyria (Nahum 3:18). RECOUNT. bethink himself of. WORTHIES. nobles, who may assemble their troops; as in Nahum 3:18. Jdg 5:13. 2 Chronicles 23:20. IN THEIR WALK. as they marc
_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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_[Nahum 2:6]_ יִזְכֹּר֙ אַדִּירָ֔יו יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ _בַּ_†_הֲלִֽיכָתָ֑ם_†...
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...
(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...
_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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
WORTHIES: Or, gallants DEFENSE: _ Heb._ covering or coverer...
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...
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,...
Nahum 2:5 remembers H2142 (H8799) nobles H117 stumble H3782 (H8735) walk H1979 haste H4116 (H8762) walls...
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 2:5 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
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...
Isaiah 21:5; Isaiah 5:27; Jeremiah 46:12; Jeremiah 50:29; Jeremia
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...