rage. rave [as though mad]. Hebrew. halal.
justle. From Old French jouster, to tilt; from Low Latin. juxtare, to approach (as in tilting).
Jostle. to push against,. frequentative form; but the Hebrew (shakak) means to run to and fro, as in Isaiah 33:4.Joel 2:9.
they shall seem. their appearance is.
run. rush, or flash. Hebrew. ruz.
Verse 4. _THE CHARIOTS SHALL RAGE_] Those of the _besiegers_ and the _besieged_, meeting in the streets, producing universal confusion and carnage....
Army is arrayed against army; the armies, thus far, of God against the army of His enemy; all without is order; all within, confusion. The assailing army, from its compactness and unity, is spoken of,...
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.
_THE BATTLE IS SET AGAINST NINEVEH -- NAHUM 2:1-4:_ This horrible destruction was to come against Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire. They were encouraged to prepare for what they were about...
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 chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings. THE CHARIOTS SHALL RAGE IN THE ST...
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...
_[Nahum 2:5]_ בַּֽ † חוּצֹות֙ יִתְהֹולְל֣וּ הָ...
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...
_Streets. The Ninivites are disordered at the enemy's approach. (St. Jerome)_...
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...
He still goes on with the same subject, — that they shall be furious in the streets that is, that they shall he so turbulent, as though they were out of their minds: as furious men are wont to be who...
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 CHARIOTS SHALL RAGE IN THE STREETS,.... In the streets of Nineveh when taken; where they shall be drove in a furious manner from place to place, the men in them breathing out slaughter and death w...
The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings. Ver. 4. _The chariots shall rage in...
_For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob_ Jacob and Israel stood in a nearer relation to God than Nineveh; yet God hath punished them: much more will he punish Nineveh. By the _excellenc...
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...
The chariots shall rage in the streets, as they are driven furiously in the attack, THEY SHALL JOSTLE ONE AGAINST ANOTHER IN THE BROAD WAYS, running to and fro in the market-places or squares of Ninev...
THEY SHALL SEEM: _ Heb._ their show...
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 CHARIOTS OF THE CHALDEAN ARMY, or the riders in the chariots, by their fierceness and carriage, by their cries and calls, heartening one another, and threatening the Assyrians. SHALL RAGE; shall s...
Nahum 2:4 chariots H7393 rage H1984 (H8704) streets H2351 another H8264 (H8698) roads H7339 seem H4758 torches...
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 2:3 SHIELD... RED. Perhaps their shields were permanently stained with the blood of defeated foes from previous battles. HIS.... HE is a reference to the scatterer mentioned in v....
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...
Daniel 11:40; Ezekiel 26:10; Isaiah 37:24; Isaiah 66:15; Jeremiah 4:
In the streets — Of Nineveh, when taken. Justle — By reason of their multitude and fury. In the broad ways — Where is most room, and yet scarce enough for them to move. Like torches — What with sparkl...