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Nahum 2 Summary
The Siege and Fall of Nineveh
The destroyer advances against Nineveh with chariots blazing like fire and lightning through the streets. The gates of the rivers are opened and the palace dissolves as the city's defense fails. Nineveh, once proud like a lion's den, becomes a place of spoil and emptiness, its people fleeing despite cries to stand. The LORD declares Himself against the city, promising to burn her chariots, devour her young lions, and cut off her prey, bringing an end to her dominion and the voice of her messengers.
Key themes
Key verses
Nahum 2:1
“He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.”
Nahum 2:8
“But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.”
Nahum 2:11
“Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?”
Nahum 2:13
“Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.”
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