Nahum 3

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 3 of 3

1 Woe to the city of blood! All of it is a lie, full of plunder; the prey is not removed.

2 The sound of a whip, and the sound of rattling of a wheel, and a galloping horse, and of a bounding chariot.

3 The horseman going up, and there is the gleam of the sword and the lightning of the spear, and many are slain, and a mass of corpses, and no end of bodies; they stumble on their corpses,

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Chapter Summary

The miserable ruin of Nineveh.

Key Hebrew Words

שָׁדְּדָ֣ה deal violently with H7703 · TWOT 2331
בִּכּוּרִ֑ים first-fruits H1061 · TWOT 244e
קְלוֹנֵֽ ignominy H7036 · TWOT 2024a
זוֹנָ֔ה commit fornication H2181 · TWOT 563
זְנוּנֵ֣י fornication H2183 · TWOT 563a

People & Context

Woe to the Bloody City

A woe is pronounced on Nineveh for being a city of lies and plunder, accompanied by the brutal sounds of bounding chariots and mass carnage.

Exposure of Sorceries and Shame

Because of her sorceries and adulteries, God promises to expose Nineveh's nakedness, cast filth upon her, and make her a public spectacle with none to…

Comparison to No Amon

Nineveh is taunted and compared to the powerful city of No Amon, which despite its strong defenses and allies, went into bitter exile and captivity.

Timeline

Woe to the Bloody City

A woe is pronounced on Nineveh for being a city of lies and plunder, accompanied by the brutal sounds of bounding chariots and mass carnage.

Nahum 3:1-3
Exposure of Sorceries and Shame

Because of her sorceries and adulteries, God promises to expose Nineveh's nakedness, cast filth upon her, and make her a public spectacle with none to comfort her.

Nahum 3:4-7
Comparison to No Amon

Nineveh is taunted and compared to the powerful city of No Amon, which despite its strong defenses and allies, went into bitter exile and captivity.

Nahum 3:8-10

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