Nimrod: Assyria and Nineveh
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Genesis 10 Sons of Noah
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Shinar - Babylon, Erech (Uruk), Akkad, Calneh
Assyria (north) - Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, Resen
(Shinar is Sumir in cuneiform inscriptions)
(Babylonia is called 'The land of Nimrod' in Micah 5:6; it could mean Assyrian 'Babilu' meaning 'the gate of God;' capital of Babylonian empire from the time of Hammurabi who founded it in 2130 BC, reaching its highest glory under King Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:30), succumbed to Medo-Persian empire under Belshazzar (Daniel 5:31); remains discovered on east bank of the Euphrates near Hillah, where square mound called Babil by the natives)
(Erech is Aramaic for Uruk in LXX, modern Warka, Iraq, between 2 rives, south of Baghdad; had 2 patron deities: An or Anu (male heavenly god) and his daughter Inanna (fertility goddess; aka Istar); city of Gigamesh; built by Mec-ki-aj-gacer, and Enmerkar was his son who built a wall around it; destroyed by Kudur-nankunte, king of Elam in 2290 BC according to the inscription of Assurbanipal (670 BC); lots of mounds and coffins; 80 miles south of Babylon; the Elamites (Elam) of Susa (Ezra 4:9); the earliest cuneiform texts found in its temples; they overtook Kic and took the title of King of Kish; the origin of the ziggurat; first to use the cylinder seal; William Loftus from the British Museum in 1853 found it; was under the rule of Sargon of Akkad when Sumer was brought under the rule of the Akkadian Empire;
(Calneh is Calno in (Isaiah 10:9), where it reads in LXX "have i not taken the region above Babylon and Khalanne, where the tower was built?"; it's Canneh in (Ezekiel 27:23); it's Cabneh (Amos 6:2); identified as the ruins of Niffer on the east of Euphrates (Rawlinson), south of Hilah;
(Cutheans = Samaritans)
(Nineveh on left bank of the Tigris, modern Kouyunjik; capital of Assyria; became largest and most flourishing city of ancient world (Jonah 3:3; 4:11); 55 miles circumference (Diod., 2:3); identifed with ruins of Nehbii-yunus and Kouyunjik (Layard's Nineveh, vol 2. pp 136 ft.)
(Calah is modern Kellach; 20 -50 miles south of Nineveh; ruin mound of Nimrud; a city rebuilt by Assur-natzi-pal, the father of Shalmaneser; Shalmaneser I, 1300 BC moved capital from Asshur to Calah; place Assyrian kings made libraries (Chald. Gen. p. 26);
Genesis 10 ISV Nations Descended from Noah
10 These are the records[a] of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, to whom descendants[b] were born after the flood. 2 Japheth’s descendants included[c] Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 3 Gomer’s descendants included Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 Javan’s descendants included Elisha, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim,[d] 5 from whom the coastal nations[e] spread into their own lands and nations, each with their own language and family groups.
Ham’s Descendants
6 Ham’s descendants included Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 Cush’s descendants included Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah’s descendants included Sheba and Dedan. 8 Cush fathered Nimrod, who became the first fearless[f] leader throughout the land. 9 He became a fearless[g] hunter in defiance of[h] the Lord. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a fearless hunter in defiance of[i] the Lord.” 10 His kingdom began in the region[j] of Shinar[k] with the cities of[l] Babylon, Erech,[m] Akkad, and Calneh. 11 From there[n] he went north[o] to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, and Calah, 12 along with Resen, which was located between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
13 Egypt fathered the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites, 14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from which came the Philistines), and the Caphtorites. 15 Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, along with the Hittites, 16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later, the Canaanite families were widely scattered. 19 The Canaanite border extended south[p] from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and east[q] toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. 20 These are Ham’s descendants, listed by their families, each with their own lands, language, and family groups.
Shem’s Descendants
21 Shem, Japheth’s older brother, also had descendants.[r] Shem was the father of the descendants of Eber. 22 Shem’s sons included Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. 23 Aram’s descendants included Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. 24 Arpachshad fathered Cainan, Cainan fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.[s] 25 To Eber were born two sons. One was named Peleg,[t] because the earth was divided during his lifetime. His brother was named Joktan. 26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were Joktan’s descendants. 30 Their settlements extended from Mesha towards Sephar, the eastern hill country. 31 These are Shem’s descendants, listed by their families, each with their own lands, language, and family groups. 32 These are the families of Noah’s sons, according to their records, by their nations. From these people, the nations on the earth spread out after the flood.
Shinar - Babylon, Erech (Uruk), Akkad, Calneh
Assyria (north) - Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, Resen
(Shinar is Sumir in cuneiform inscriptions)
(Babylonia is called 'The land of Nimrod' in Micah 5:6; it could mean Assyrian 'Babilu' meaning 'the gate of God;' capital of Babylonian empire from the time of Hammurabi who founded it in 2130 BC, reaching its highest glory under King Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:30), succumbed to Medo-Persian empire under Belshazzar (Daniel 5:31); remains discovered on east bank of the Euphrates near Hillah, where square mound called Babil by the natives)
(Erech is Aramaic for Uruk in LXX, modern Warka, Iraq, between 2 rives, south of Baghdad; had 2 patron deities: An or Anu (male heavenly god) and his daughter Inanna (fertility goddess; aka Istar); city of Gigamesh; built by Mec-ki-aj-gacer, and Enmerkar was his son who built a wall around it; destroyed by Kudur-nankunte, king of Elam in 2290 BC according to the inscription of Assurbanipal (670 BC); lots of mounds and coffins; 80 miles south of Babylon; the Elamites (Elam) of Susa (Ezra 4:9); the earliest cuneiform texts found in its temples; they overtook Kic and took the title of King of Kish; the origin of the ziggurat; first to use the cylinder seal; William Loftus from the British Museum in 1853 found it; was under the rule of Sargon of Akkad when Sumer was brought under the rule of the Akkadian Empire;
(Calneh is Calno in (Isaiah 10:9), where it reads in LXX "have i not taken the region above Babylon and Khalanne, where the tower was built?"; it's Canneh in (Ezekiel 27:23); it's Cabneh (Amos 6:2); identified as the ruins of Niffer on the east of Euphrates (Rawlinson), south of Hilah;
(Cutheans = Samaritans)
(Nineveh on left bank of the Tigris, modern Kouyunjik; capital of Assyria; became largest and most flourishing city of ancient world (Jonah 3:3; 4:11); 55 miles circumference (Diod., 2:3); identifed with ruins of Nehbii-yunus and Kouyunjik (Layard's Nineveh, vol 2. pp 136 ft.)
(Calah is modern Kellach; 20 -50 miles south of Nineveh; ruin mound of Nimrud; a city rebuilt by Assur-natzi-pal, the father of Shalmaneser; Shalmaneser I, 1300 BC moved capital from Asshur to Calah; place Assyrian kings made libraries (Chald. Gen. p. 26);
Genesis 10 ISV Nations Descended from Noah
10 These are the records[a] of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, to whom descendants[b] were born after the flood. 2 Japheth’s descendants included[c] Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 3 Gomer’s descendants included Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 Javan’s descendants included Elisha, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim,[d] 5 from whom the coastal nations[e] spread into their own lands and nations, each with their own language and family groups.
Ham’s Descendants
6 Ham’s descendants included Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 Cush’s descendants included Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah’s descendants included Sheba and Dedan. 8 Cush fathered Nimrod, who became the first fearless[f] leader throughout the land. 9 He became a fearless[g] hunter in defiance of[h] the Lord. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a fearless hunter in defiance of[i] the Lord.” 10 His kingdom began in the region[j] of Shinar[k] with the cities of[l] Babylon, Erech,[m] Akkad, and Calneh. 11 From there[n] he went north[o] to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, and Calah, 12 along with Resen, which was located between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
13 Egypt fathered the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites, 14 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from which came the Philistines), and the Caphtorites. 15 Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, along with the Hittites, 16 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 17 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later, the Canaanite families were widely scattered. 19 The Canaanite border extended south[p] from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and east[q] toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. 20 These are Ham’s descendants, listed by their families, each with their own lands, language, and family groups.
Shem’s Descendants
21 Shem, Japheth’s older brother, also had descendants.[r] Shem was the father of the descendants of Eber. 22 Shem’s sons included Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. 23 Aram’s descendants included Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. 24 Arpachshad fathered Cainan, Cainan fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.[s] 25 To Eber were born two sons. One was named Peleg,[t] because the earth was divided during his lifetime. His brother was named Joktan. 26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were Joktan’s descendants. 30 Their settlements extended from Mesha towards Sephar, the eastern hill country. 31 These are Shem’s descendants, listed by their families, each with their own lands, language, and family groups. 32 These are the families of Noah’s sons, according to their records, by their nations. From these people, the nations on the earth spread out after the flood.
Genesis 11
Comments on Genesis 11
Genesis 11 ISV The Tower of Babel
1 There was a time when the entire earth spoke a common language with an identical vocabulary. 2 As people[a] migrated westward,[b] they came across a plain in the region of Shinar[c] and settled there. 3 They told each other, “Come on! Let’s burn bricks thoroughly.” They used bricks for stone and tar for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come on! Let’s build ourselves a city and a tower, with its summit in the heavens, and let’s make a name for ourselves[d] so we won’t be scattered over the surface of the whole earth.” 5 However, the Lord descended to look over the city and the tower that the humans were building. 6 The Lord said, “Look! They are one people with the same language for all of them, and this is only the beginning of what they will do.[e] Nothing that they have a mind to do will be impossible for them! 7 Come on! Let’s go down there and confuse their language, so that they won’t understand each other’s speech.” 8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the surface of the whole earth, so that they had to stop building the city. 9 Therefore it was called Babylon,[f] because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth, and from there the Lord scattered them over the surface of the entire earth.
Genesis 11 ISV The Tower of Babel
1 There was a time when the entire earth spoke a common language with an identical vocabulary. 2 As people[a] migrated westward,[b] they came across a plain in the region of Shinar[c] and settled there. 3 They told each other, “Come on! Let’s burn bricks thoroughly.” They used bricks for stone and tar for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come on! Let’s build ourselves a city and a tower, with its summit in the heavens, and let’s make a name for ourselves[d] so we won’t be scattered over the surface of the whole earth.” 5 However, the Lord descended to look over the city and the tower that the humans were building. 6 The Lord said, “Look! They are one people with the same language for all of them, and this is only the beginning of what they will do.[e] Nothing that they have a mind to do will be impossible for them! 7 Come on! Let’s go down there and confuse their language, so that they won’t understand each other’s speech.” 8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the surface of the whole earth, so that they had to stop building the city. 9 Therefore it was called Babylon,[f] because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth, and from there the Lord scattered them over the surface of the entire earth.
1 Chronicles 1
Nimrod Became the first powerful ruler (mighty warrior) of the earth
Ham -> Cush -> Nimrod -> first mighty ruler/warrior of the earth
1 Chronicles 1:8-15 ISV
8 Ham’s descendants were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 Cush’s descendants were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. Raamah’s descendants were Sheba and Dedan. 10 Cush fathered Nimrod. He became the first powerful ruler on the earth. 11 Mitzraim fathered the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim, 12 the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whom the Philistines descended)[f], and the Caphtorim.
13 Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, as well as Heth, 14 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 15 the Hivites, the Archites, the Sinites, 16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
1 Chronicles 1:8-15 NIV
8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan. 9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka.
The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. 10 Cush was the father[d] of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth. 11 Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites. 13 Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn,[e] and of the Hittites, 14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.
Ham -> Cush -> Nimrod -> first mighty ruler/warrior of the earth
1 Chronicles 1:8-15 ISV
8 Ham’s descendants were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 Cush’s descendants were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. Raamah’s descendants were Sheba and Dedan. 10 Cush fathered Nimrod. He became the first powerful ruler on the earth. 11 Mitzraim fathered the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim, 12 the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whom the Philistines descended)[f], and the Caphtorim.
13 Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, as well as Heth, 14 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 15 the Hivites, the Archites, the Sinites, 16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
1 Chronicles 1:8-15 NIV
8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan. 9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka.
The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. 10 Cush was the father[d] of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth. 11 Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites. 13 Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn,[e] and of the Hittites, 14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.
The Day of the Lord - Jesus will destroy the Assyrian INVADERS
Comments on Micah 5
Jesus will come out of Bethlehem on the Day of the Lord to utterly destroy all the enemies when the Assyrian invade come into their land; He will end their witchcraft and mediums. The survives of Jacob will look to no sons of man for their help.
Micah 5:1-15 ISV
The Ruler from Bethlehem
1 [a]“Now marshal yourselves as troops.[b] He has laid siege to us. They will strike the judge[c] of Israel on the cheek with a rod.” 2 [d]“As for you, Bethlehem of Ephrathah, even though you remain least among the clans[e] of Judah, nevertheless, the one who rules in Israel for me will emerge from you. His existence has been[f] from antiquity, even from eternity. 3 Therefore that ruler[g] will abandon them until the woman in labor gives birth.
Then the rest of his countrymen will return to the Israelis.” 4 “Then he will take his stand, shepherding by means of the strength of the Lord, by the power[h] of the name of the Lord his God. And they will be firmly[i] established;
indeed, from then on he will become great— to the ends of the earth.
5 And he (this) will be our peace.”
God’s Judgment on the Ruler of Assyria
“When the Assyrian invades our land, trampling through our palaces, we will raise up seven shepherds against him, even eight significant men. 6 The shepherds[j] will devastate the land of Assyria with the sword, along with the entrances to the land of Nimrod. “This is how he will vanquish[k] Assyria when he invades our land, trampling within our borders: 7 The survivors of Jacob will live among many nations, as dew from the Lord, as showers upon the grass. They will look to no one, and will place no hope in human beings. 8 The survivors of Jacob will live among the nations; they will live among many nations, like a lion among flocks of sheep, who, if he passes through, will trample and tear down with no one to deliver. 9 You will turn your power[l] against your adversaries,
and all of your enemies will be cut down.” 10 “It will come about at that time,” declares the Lord, “I will tear away your horses from you, and I will destroy your chariots. 11 I will cut off the cities of your land, and I will tear down all of your fortifications. 12 I will render your witchcraft powerless,[m] and mediums will no longer exist among you. 13 I will separate you from your carved images and sacred pillars, and you no longer will worship what you’ve made with your hands. 14 I will uproot your cultic gods[n] from you, and I will tear down your cities. 15 I will execute vengeance, anger, and fury on the nations who do not obey.”
Micah 5 Apostolic Bible Polyglot
5 And this shall be the peace, whenever the Assyrian should come upon our land, and whenever he should mount upon our place. And there shall be roused up against him 7 shepherds, and 8 strikes of men. 6 And they shall tend Assyraia with a broadsword (double edged sword), and the land of Nimrod at her trench (5028 grave). And he shall rescue from Assyria whenever it should come against your land, and whenever it should mount over your borders. 7 And will be the vestige of Jacob in the midst people of many, as the dew from the LORD falling, and as lambs upon wild grass; so that it should be gathered to no one, nor should stand among the sons of men (5207 444). 8 And will be the vestige of Jacob among the nations, in the midst people of many, as a lion among cattle in the forest, and as a cub among the flocks of sheep, in which manner whenever he should go through and draw apart to seize his prey by force, and there should be none rescuing. 9 Shall be raised up high, Your hand against the ones afflicting you, and all your enemies shall be utterly destroyed. 10 And it will be in that day, says the LORD, I will utterly destroy your horses from out of your midst, and I will destroy your chariots. 11 And I will utterly destroy the cities of your land, and I will remove all your fortresses. 12 And I will utterly destroy your potions from out of your hands; and ones declaring fortunes shall not be to you. 13 And I will utterly destroy your carved images, and your monuments from out of your midst. And no longer should you do obeisance to the works of your hands. 14 And I will cut your sacred groves from out of your midst; and I will obliterate your cities. 15 And I will execute in anger and in rage vengeance among the nations, because they listened not.
Jesus will come out of Bethlehem on the Day of the Lord to utterly destroy all the enemies when the Assyrian invade come into their land; He will end their witchcraft and mediums. The survives of Jacob will look to no sons of man for their help.
Micah 5:1-15 ISV
The Ruler from Bethlehem
1 [a]“Now marshal yourselves as troops.[b] He has laid siege to us. They will strike the judge[c] of Israel on the cheek with a rod.” 2 [d]“As for you, Bethlehem of Ephrathah, even though you remain least among the clans[e] of Judah, nevertheless, the one who rules in Israel for me will emerge from you. His existence has been[f] from antiquity, even from eternity. 3 Therefore that ruler[g] will abandon them until the woman in labor gives birth.
Then the rest of his countrymen will return to the Israelis.” 4 “Then he will take his stand, shepherding by means of the strength of the Lord, by the power[h] of the name of the Lord his God. And they will be firmly[i] established;
indeed, from then on he will become great— to the ends of the earth.
5 And he (this) will be our peace.”
God’s Judgment on the Ruler of Assyria
“When the Assyrian invades our land, trampling through our palaces, we will raise up seven shepherds against him, even eight significant men. 6 The shepherds[j] will devastate the land of Assyria with the sword, along with the entrances to the land of Nimrod. “This is how he will vanquish[k] Assyria when he invades our land, trampling within our borders: 7 The survivors of Jacob will live among many nations, as dew from the Lord, as showers upon the grass. They will look to no one, and will place no hope in human beings. 8 The survivors of Jacob will live among the nations; they will live among many nations, like a lion among flocks of sheep, who, if he passes through, will trample and tear down with no one to deliver. 9 You will turn your power[l] against your adversaries,
and all of your enemies will be cut down.” 10 “It will come about at that time,” declares the Lord, “I will tear away your horses from you, and I will destroy your chariots. 11 I will cut off the cities of your land, and I will tear down all of your fortifications. 12 I will render your witchcraft powerless,[m] and mediums will no longer exist among you. 13 I will separate you from your carved images and sacred pillars, and you no longer will worship what you’ve made with your hands. 14 I will uproot your cultic gods[n] from you, and I will tear down your cities. 15 I will execute vengeance, anger, and fury on the nations who do not obey.”
Micah 5 Apostolic Bible Polyglot
5 And this shall be the peace, whenever the Assyrian should come upon our land, and whenever he should mount upon our place. And there shall be roused up against him 7 shepherds, and 8 strikes of men. 6 And they shall tend Assyraia with a broadsword (double edged sword), and the land of Nimrod at her trench (5028 grave). And he shall rescue from Assyria whenever it should come against your land, and whenever it should mount over your borders. 7 And will be the vestige of Jacob in the midst people of many, as the dew from the LORD falling, and as lambs upon wild grass; so that it should be gathered to no one, nor should stand among the sons of men (5207 444). 8 And will be the vestige of Jacob among the nations, in the midst people of many, as a lion among cattle in the forest, and as a cub among the flocks of sheep, in which manner whenever he should go through and draw apart to seize his prey by force, and there should be none rescuing. 9 Shall be raised up high, Your hand against the ones afflicting you, and all your enemies shall be utterly destroyed. 10 And it will be in that day, says the LORD, I will utterly destroy your horses from out of your midst, and I will destroy your chariots. 11 And I will utterly destroy the cities of your land, and I will remove all your fortresses. 12 And I will utterly destroy your potions from out of your hands; and ones declaring fortunes shall not be to you. 13 And I will utterly destroy your carved images, and your monuments from out of your midst. And no longer should you do obeisance to the works of your hands. 14 And I will cut your sacred groves from out of your midst; and I will obliterate your cities. 15 And I will execute in anger and in rage vengeance among the nations, because they listened not.
Wrath Against Assyria and Ninevah
Comments on Nahum 1
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Nahum 1 ISV Nahum’s Vision
1A pronouncementa about Nineveh: The record of the vision of Nahumb from Elkosh. The LORD’s Anger against Assyria 2A jealous God, the LORD avenges. The LORD avenges; The Lord is an angry husband. The LORD takes vengeance on his enemies, reserving anger for his adversaries. 3The LORD is slow to anger and powerful,
and he will never let the guiltyc go unpunished. The LORD’s path is in the windstorm and hurricane; thunderclouds are dust beneath his feet. 4He rebukes the sea, and it evaporates; he dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, while the flowers of Lebanon languish. 5Mountains shake because of him, and the hills melt. The earth goes into upheaval at his presence, as does the world with all of its inhabitants. 6Who can stand before his fury?
And who can endure his fierce anger? His displeasure pours out like fire, and rocks are broken to pieces because of him. 7The LORD is good— a refuge in troubled times.d He knows those who are confiding in him. 8But with an overwhelming deluge he will bring utter desolation to Nineveh,e and his enemies he will pursue with darkness. 9What are you scheming against the LORD? He will bring about utter desolation— adversity will not strike twice! 10Indeed, while tangled as by a thorn bush, while drunken as by a strong drink, the Ninevitesf will be burned like dry straw. 11Someone has left you who plans evil against the LORD. He is a demonic counselor.g 12This is what the LORD says: “No matter how strong they are,h and no matter how numerous, they will surely be annihilatedi and pass away. Though I have afflicted you,j I will do so no more. 13Now I will break off Assyria’sk
yoke from you, and tear apart your shackles.” 14Now this is what the Lord has decreed about you, Nineveh:l “There will be no more children bornm to carry on your name. I will cut out the graven and molten images from the temples of your gods. I myself will dig your grave, because you are vile.”
The Sure and Certain Deliverance of Judah
15n Look! There on the mountains! The feet of the one who brings good news, who broadcasts a message of peace. Judah, celebrate your solemn festivals and keep your vows, because the wicked will never again invade you.
Nineveho will bep completely eliminated!
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Nahum 1 ISV Nahum’s Vision
1A pronouncementa about Nineveh: The record of the vision of Nahumb from Elkosh. The LORD’s Anger against Assyria 2A jealous God, the LORD avenges. The LORD avenges; The Lord is an angry husband. The LORD takes vengeance on his enemies, reserving anger for his adversaries. 3The LORD is slow to anger and powerful,
and he will never let the guiltyc go unpunished. The LORD’s path is in the windstorm and hurricane; thunderclouds are dust beneath his feet. 4He rebukes the sea, and it evaporates; he dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, while the flowers of Lebanon languish. 5Mountains shake because of him, and the hills melt. The earth goes into upheaval at his presence, as does the world with all of its inhabitants. 6Who can stand before his fury?
And who can endure his fierce anger? His displeasure pours out like fire, and rocks are broken to pieces because of him. 7The LORD is good— a refuge in troubled times.d He knows those who are confiding in him. 8But with an overwhelming deluge he will bring utter desolation to Nineveh,e and his enemies he will pursue with darkness. 9What are you scheming against the LORD? He will bring about utter desolation— adversity will not strike twice! 10Indeed, while tangled as by a thorn bush, while drunken as by a strong drink, the Ninevitesf will be burned like dry straw. 11Someone has left you who plans evil against the LORD. He is a demonic counselor.g 12This is what the LORD says: “No matter how strong they are,h and no matter how numerous, they will surely be annihilatedi and pass away. Though I have afflicted you,j I will do so no more. 13Now I will break off Assyria’sk
yoke from you, and tear apart your shackles.” 14Now this is what the Lord has decreed about you, Nineveh:l “There will be no more children bornm to carry on your name. I will cut out the graven and molten images from the temples of your gods. I myself will dig your grave, because you are vile.”
The Sure and Certain Deliverance of Judah
15n Look! There on the mountains! The feet of the one who brings good news, who broadcasts a message of peace. Judah, celebrate your solemn festivals and keep your vows, because the wicked will never again invade you.
Nineveho will bep completely eliminated!
Nineveh invades and is destroyed
Nahum 2 ISV
Nineveh is the lions den, where they feared nothing (must include God), sword will devour you.
The Coming Invasion and Defeat of Nineveh
1a You are being attacked by advancing forces! Guard your rampart! Watch your roads!b Prepare yourselves!c Marshall your defenses!d 2For the LORD will restore the glory of Jacob, just as he will restoree the glory of Israel, although plunderers have devastated them, vandalizing their vine branches. 3The shields deployed byf Israel’sg elite forces are scarlet, their valiant men are clothed in crimson. When they are prepared, the polished armament on their chariots will shine, and lances will be brandished about ferociously.h 4Their chariots storm through the streets, jostling each other along broad avenues. They look like torches, as they dart around like lightning. 5He will remember to summoni his finest troops. They will stumble on their way, hurrying over to Nineveh’sj wall. Their defensive shield is in place. 6The river gates will be opened, and the palace will collapse. 7It has been determined: The womank is unveiled and sent away, her servant girls mourn. Beating their breasts, they whimper like doves. 8Nineveh is a reservoir whose water is draining away. “Wait! Wait!” they cry,l yet not even one personm looks back. 9Take the silver! Take the gold! There is no end to the treasure— fabulous riches of every imagination. 10Ninevehn is devastated, deserted, and desolate. Her heart melts, her knees knock. Every stomach is upset, every face grows pale.o 11Where is this lion’s den? Where is the place where the young lions fed, where the lion and its mate walked with their young, the place where they feared nothing? 12This lion renders its prey to pieces to feed its whelps, and strangles enough preyp for its mate, filling its lairs with prey and its dens with rendered flesh. 13“I am against you,” declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, “and I will send your chariots up in smoke. A sword will devour your young lions, I will eliminate your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”
Nineveh is the lions den, where they feared nothing (must include God), sword will devour you.
The Coming Invasion and Defeat of Nineveh
1a You are being attacked by advancing forces! Guard your rampart! Watch your roads!b Prepare yourselves!c Marshall your defenses!d 2For the LORD will restore the glory of Jacob, just as he will restoree the glory of Israel, although plunderers have devastated them, vandalizing their vine branches. 3The shields deployed byf Israel’sg elite forces are scarlet, their valiant men are clothed in crimson. When they are prepared, the polished armament on their chariots will shine, and lances will be brandished about ferociously.h 4Their chariots storm through the streets, jostling each other along broad avenues. They look like torches, as they dart around like lightning. 5He will remember to summoni his finest troops. They will stumble on their way, hurrying over to Nineveh’sj wall. Their defensive shield is in place. 6The river gates will be opened, and the palace will collapse. 7It has been determined: The womank is unveiled and sent away, her servant girls mourn. Beating their breasts, they whimper like doves. 8Nineveh is a reservoir whose water is draining away. “Wait! Wait!” they cry,l yet not even one personm looks back. 9Take the silver! Take the gold! There is no end to the treasure— fabulous riches of every imagination. 10Ninevehn is devastated, deserted, and desolate. Her heart melts, her knees knock. Every stomach is upset, every face grows pale.o 11Where is this lion’s den? Where is the place where the young lions fed, where the lion and its mate walked with their young, the place where they feared nothing? 12This lion renders its prey to pieces to feed its whelps, and strangles enough preyp for its mate, filling its lairs with prey and its dens with rendered flesh. 13“I am against you,” declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, “and I will send your chariots up in smoke. A sword will devour your young lions, I will eliminate your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”
The coming judgment on Niveveh
Comments on Nahum 3
God's decree is against Nineveh, so He is going to pull up her dress and show her nakedness to the nations (Genesis 6, in return for what his dad, Ham, did to Noah). She is a well-favored whore, full of harlots, the mistress of witchcraft, enslaving nations in fornication and sorcery.
Nahum 3 ISV The Coming Judgement on Nineveh1Woe to this city, contaminated with shed blood, all full of lies and robberies— it isa never without victims! 2The crack of whips and the clamor of wheels! The galloping horses and the bounding chariots! 3The cavalry attacks— the flashing sword and the glittering spear! Many are the slain— so many casualties!— No end to bodies, and the soldiersb trip over the corpses. 4Innumerable are the harlotries of this well-favored whore, this mistress of witchcraft, who enslaves nations through her fornication and families through her sorcery. God’s Decree against Nineveh 5“Look, I am against you,” declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, “so I will pull up your dress over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations, and your disgrace to the kingdoms. 6I will hurl abominable filth upon you, making you look foolish, and making an example of you. 7It will be that everyone who looks at you will run away, saying, ‘Nineveh has been violently overthrown! Who will mourn for her? Where will I find anyone to comfort you?’” Thebes: an Example of God’s Justice 8“Are you any better than Thebes,c which sits by the upper Nile, surrounded by water? The sea was her defense, the waters her wall of protection.d 9Sudane was her source of strength, along with Egypt— there were no limits. Put and the Libyans were her allies. 10But she, too, was exiled— she went into captivity! Her young children were dashed to pieces at every crossroad of their streets, and her famous citizens were sold by lottery, while all of her aristocrats were put in chains. 11You will also become drunk. You will disappear, trying to hide from your enemies. 12All your defenses are like fig trees with ripe early fruit— when shaken, it falls right into the devourer’s mouth. 13Look at your people--f they are women! Your borders stand wide open to your enemies, while fire consumes the bars of your gates.” 14“Draw water, because a siege is coming!g Strengthen your fortresses! Make the clay good and strong! Mix the mortar! Go get your brick molds!h 15In that place fire will consume you, the sword will cut you down, consuming you as locusts do. Multiply yourself like locusts, increase like swarming grasshoppers. 16You added to your inventory of businessmen— they number more than the stars of heaven. The creeping locust sheds its skin and flies away. 17Your imperial guards are like the swarming grasshopper; your marshals are like hordes of grasshoppers, settling in the stone walls on a chilly day. The sun rises, and they flee away; no one knows where they went. 18Hey king of Assyria! Your shepherds are asleep and your nobles are lying down! Your people lie scattered on the mountains, and there is no one to gather them together. 19There is no healing for your injury— your wound is fatal. Everyone who hears about you will applaud, because who hasn’t escaped your endless evil?”
God's decree is against Nineveh, so He is going to pull up her dress and show her nakedness to the nations (Genesis 6, in return for what his dad, Ham, did to Noah). She is a well-favored whore, full of harlots, the mistress of witchcraft, enslaving nations in fornication and sorcery.
Nahum 3 ISV The Coming Judgement on Nineveh1Woe to this city, contaminated with shed blood, all full of lies and robberies— it isa never without victims! 2The crack of whips and the clamor of wheels! The galloping horses and the bounding chariots! 3The cavalry attacks— the flashing sword and the glittering spear! Many are the slain— so many casualties!— No end to bodies, and the soldiersb trip over the corpses. 4Innumerable are the harlotries of this well-favored whore, this mistress of witchcraft, who enslaves nations through her fornication and families through her sorcery. God’s Decree against Nineveh 5“Look, I am against you,” declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, “so I will pull up your dress over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations, and your disgrace to the kingdoms. 6I will hurl abominable filth upon you, making you look foolish, and making an example of you. 7It will be that everyone who looks at you will run away, saying, ‘Nineveh has been violently overthrown! Who will mourn for her? Where will I find anyone to comfort you?’” Thebes: an Example of God’s Justice 8“Are you any better than Thebes,c which sits by the upper Nile, surrounded by water? The sea was her defense, the waters her wall of protection.d 9Sudane was her source of strength, along with Egypt— there were no limits. Put and the Libyans were her allies. 10But she, too, was exiled— she went into captivity! Her young children were dashed to pieces at every crossroad of their streets, and her famous citizens were sold by lottery, while all of her aristocrats were put in chains. 11You will also become drunk. You will disappear, trying to hide from your enemies. 12All your defenses are like fig trees with ripe early fruit— when shaken, it falls right into the devourer’s mouth. 13Look at your people--f they are women! Your borders stand wide open to your enemies, while fire consumes the bars of your gates.” 14“Draw water, because a siege is coming!g Strengthen your fortresses! Make the clay good and strong! Mix the mortar! Go get your brick molds!h 15In that place fire will consume you, the sword will cut you down, consuming you as locusts do. Multiply yourself like locusts, increase like swarming grasshoppers. 16You added to your inventory of businessmen— they number more than the stars of heaven. The creeping locust sheds its skin and flies away. 17Your imperial guards are like the swarming grasshopper; your marshals are like hordes of grasshoppers, settling in the stone walls on a chilly day. The sun rises, and they flee away; no one knows where they went. 18Hey king of Assyria! Your shepherds are asleep and your nobles are lying down! Your people lie scattered on the mountains, and there is no one to gather them together. 19There is no healing for your injury— your wound is fatal. Everyone who hears about you will applaud, because who hasn’t escaped your endless evil?”