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She is crammed with wealth and is never without victims.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nahum/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to the bloody city, all full of lies and plunder— no end to the prey!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nahum/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nahum/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Woe to the bloody city! it <i>is</i> all full of lies <i>and</i> robbery; the prey departeth not;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nahum/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Woe to the bloody city! It <i>is</i> all full of lies <i>and</i> robbery. <i>Its</i> victim never departs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nahum/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to the bloody city, completely full of lies <i>and</i> pillage; <i>Her</i> prey does not leave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nahum/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Woe to the bloody city, completely full of lies and pillage; Her prey never departs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nahum/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Woe to the bloody city, completely full of lies <i>and</i> pillage; <i>Her</i> prey never departs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nahum/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Woe to the city of bloodshed, completely full of deception <i>and</i> pillage; <i>Her</i> prey never departs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nahum/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Woe (judgment is coming) to the city of blood [guilty of murder and mayhem], completely full of lies and pillage; Her prey never departs [alive].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nahum/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to the city of blood, totally deceitful, full of plunder, never without prey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nahum/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to the city of blood, totally deceitful, full of plunder, never without prey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nahum/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nahum/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Doom to the crime capital! Nineveh, city of murder and treachery, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nahum/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nahum/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How horrible it will be for that city of bloody violence! It is completely full of lies and stolen goods-never without victims.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nahum/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Doomed is the lying, murderous city, full of wealth to be looted and plundered! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nahum/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to this city, contaminated with shed blood, all full of lies and robberies— it is never without victims!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nahum/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nahum/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! She is full of lies; she is filled with plunder; she has hoarded her spoil! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nahum/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Woe to the bloody city. It is all full of lies and robbery. The prey doesn't depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nahum/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robberies; the prey departeth not;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nahum/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery—no end to the prey. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nahum/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe [to] the city of blood, "" She is all full with lies [and] burglary, "" Prey does not depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nahum/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Woe to the city of blood, She is all with lies -- burglary -- full, Prey doth not depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nahum/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wo! to the city of bloods: all of it was filled with falsehood, with violence; the prey will not withdraw.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nahum/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Woe to thee, O city of blood, all full of lies and violence: rapine shall not depart from thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nahum/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Woe to the city of blood, filled with all manner of lies and violence. Crime shall not depart from you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nahum/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Ah! The bloody city, all lies, Full of plunder, whose looting never stops! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nahum/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Ah! City of bloodshed, utterly deceitful, full of booty— no end to the plunder!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nahum/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />WOE to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and iniquity; the plunder in it cannot be estimated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nahum/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Woe to the city of blood, for all of it is falsehood and it is full of evil, and the ruin in it is not searched out!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nahum/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and rapine; The prey departeth not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nahum/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O city of blood, wholly false, full of unrighteousness; the prey shall not be handled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nahum/3-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1vC_xxtlDxA?start=315" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nahum/3.htm">Judgment Against Nineveh</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1945.htm" title="1945: hō·w (Interjection) -- Ah! alas! ha! A prolonged form of how; oh!">Woe</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">to the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dā·mîm (N-mp) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">of blood,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">full</a> <a href="/hebrew/3585.htm" title="3585: ka·ḥaš (N-ms) -- Lying, leanness. From kachash; literally, a failure of flesh, i.e. Emaciation; figuratively, hypocrisy.">of lies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4392.htm" title="4392: mə·lê·’āh (Adj-fs) -- Full. From male'; full or filling; also fulness; adverbially, fully.">full of</a> <a href="/hebrew/6563.htm" title="6563: pe·req (N-ms) -- Parting of ways, plunder. From paraq; rapine; also a fork.">plunder,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">never</a> <a href="/hebrew/4185.htm" title="4185: yā·mîš (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To depart, remove. A primitive root; to withdraw.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/2964.htm" title="2964: ṭā·rep̄ (N-ms) -- Prey, food, a leaf. From taraph; something torn, i.e. A fragment, e.g. A fresh leaf, prey, food.">prey.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Isaiah 47:9</a></span><br />These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-9.htm">Ezekiel 24:9</a></span><br />Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13</a></span><br />You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-12.htm">Habakkuk 2:12</a></span><br />Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Zephaniah 3:1</a></span><br />Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Isaiah 33:1</a></span><br />Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-10.htm">Micah 3:10-11</a></span><br />who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity. / Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13</a></span><br />“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-2</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a></span><br />See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-2.htm">Ezekiel 22:2-3</a></span><br />“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations / and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Hosea 4:2</a></span><br />Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24</a></span><br />And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departs not;</p><p class="hdg">to.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-9.htm">Isaiah 24:9</a></b></br> They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-2.htm">Ezekiel 22:2,3</a></b></br> Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">Ezekiel 24:6-9</a></b></br> Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum <i>is</i> therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it… </p><p class="hdg">bloody city.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/2-12.htm">Nahum 2:12</a></b></br> The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/17-14.htm">Isaiah 17:14</a></b></br> And behold at eveningtide trouble; <i>and</i> before the morning he <i>is</i> not. This <i>is</i> the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Isaiah 42:24</a></b></br> Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/6-7.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/hosea/6-8.htm">Bloody</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm">Booty</a> <a href="/nahum/2-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/nahum/1-10.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/micah/2-6.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/micah/2-11.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Departeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm">Departs</a> <a href="/nahum/2-9.htm">End</a> <a href="/nahum/2-12.htm">Full</a> <a href="/micah/6-12.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">Pillage</a> <a href="/nahum/2-9.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/nahum/2-13.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Rapine</a> <a href="/amos/3-10.htm">Robbery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-29.htm">Victims</a> <a href="/micah/6-12.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/micah/6-12.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Wo</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Woe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-8.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">Bloody</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Booty</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-8.htm">City</a> <a href="/nahum/3-6.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-9.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/luke/9-39.htm">Departeth</a> <a href="/luke/9-39.htm">Departs</a> <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">End</a> <a href="/nahum/3-6.htm">Full</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-14.htm">Pillage</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-7.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Rapine</a> <a href="/malachi/1-13.htm">Robbery</a> <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Victims</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-2.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-2.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Wo</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Woe</a><div class="vheading2">Nahum 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">The destruction of Nineveh.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nahum/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nahum/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/nahum/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Woe to the city of blood</b><br>This phrase refers to Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, known for its brutal conquests and violent practices. The term "woe" is a prophetic declaration of impending judgment and doom. Nineveh's reputation as a "city of blood" highlights its history of bloodshed and cruelty, as seen in its military campaigns and treatment of conquered peoples. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of divine justice against nations that engage in violence and oppression, as seen in other prophetic books like Isaiah and Jeremiah.<p><b>full of lies</b><br>Nineveh's deceitful practices are emphasized here, pointing to the Assyrian Empire's use of treachery and falsehoods in its political and military strategies. The Assyrians were known for breaking treaties and using propaganda to instill fear in their enemies. This phrase underscores the moral corruption and untrustworthiness that characterized the city, drawing a parallel to other biblical condemnations of deceit, such as in <a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a>, which lists lying as one of the things the Lord detests.<p><b>full of plunder</b><br>The wealth of Nineveh was largely accumulated through the spoils of war and the exploitation of conquered territories. This phrase highlights the city's greed and materialism, which were achieved at the expense of others. The accumulation of plunder is a common theme in the prophetic literature, where God condemns nations that enrich themselves through unjust means. This can be compared to the warnings against covetousness and the love of money found in the New Testament, such as in <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">1 Timothy 6:10</a>.<p><b>never without prey</b><br>This phrase indicates the continuous cycle of violence and exploitation perpetuated by Nineveh. The city is depicted as a predator, always seeking new victims to devour. This relentless pursuit of conquest and domination reflects the insatiable nature of sin and the destructive consequences of unchecked power. The imagery of a predator can be connected to other biblical descriptions of oppressive nations, such as Babylon in the book of Revelation, which is also portrayed as a devouring beast. This serves as a reminder of the ultimate accountability all nations and individuals have before God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nineveh.htm">Nineveh</a></b><br>The capital of the Assyrian Empire, known for its great power and wealth, but also for its violence and idolatry. It is the primary focus of Nahum's prophecy.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nahum.htm">Nahum</a></b><br>A prophet whose name means "comfort" or "consolation." He delivers a message of judgment against Nineveh, offering comfort to Judah by prophesying the downfall of their oppressor.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrian_empire.htm">Assyrian Empire</a></b><br>A dominant ancient empire known for its military prowess and brutal conquests. It was a significant threat to Israel and Judah during Nahum's time.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Nineveh's fate serves as a stark reminder that persistent sin and injustice lead to destruction. God is patient, but His justice will prevail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite Nineveh's power, God is in control. He raises and brings down nations according to His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_truth.htm">The Importance of Truth</a></b><br>Nineveh is described as "full of lies." As believers, we are called to live in truth, reflecting God's character in a world often marked by deceit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_oppressed.htm">Hope for the Oppressed</a></b><br>Nahum's prophecy offers hope to those oppressed by unjust systems, assuring them that God sees their plight and will act in His time.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nahum_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nahum 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_nineveh_a_'bloody_city'_in_nahum_3_1.htm">In Nahum 3:1, how do we reconcile the description of Nineveh as a “bloody city” with the lack of substantial archaeological evidence for such extreme violence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_32's_violence.htm">Ezekiel 32 overall – How do we reconcile the violent imagery of divine judgment here with other biblical passages that emphasize mercy and compassion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_nahum's_main_theme.htm">What is the main theme of the Book of Nahum?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_debased_mind.htm">What is a debased mind?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nahum/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">Woe to the bloody city</span>!--Better, <span class= "ital">O bloody city! She is altogether deceit, filled with crime: she ceases not from plunder.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nahum/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-19.</span> - Part III. THE CAUSE OF THE JUDGMENT - SINS OF THE CITY, WHICH BRING INEVITABLE PUNISHMENT. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-7.</span> - § 1. <span class="accented">The prophet specifies the crimes which have brought this ruin upon Nineveh.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The bloody city;</span> literally, <span class="accented">city of bloods</span>, where Mood is shed without scruple (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">Ezekiel 24:6, 9</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/2-12.htm">Habakkuk 2:12</a>). The cruelty of the Assyrians is attested by the monuments, in which we see or read how prisoners were impaled alive, flayed, beheaded, dragged to death with ropes passed through rings in their lips, blinded by the king's own hand, hung up by hands or feet to die in slow torture (see Bonomi, pp. 168, etc., 190, etc., 225). Others have their brains beaten out, or their tongues torn out by the roots, while the bleeding heads of the slain are tied round the necks of the living, who are reserved for further torture (Layard, 'Nineveh and Babylon,' p. 456; Rawlinson, 'Ancient Monarchies,' 2:503, etc., edit. 1864). The royal inscriptions recount with exultation the number of the enemies slain and of captives carried away, cities levelled with the ground, plundered, and burnt, lands devastated, fruit trees destroyed, etc. It is all full of lies; <span class="greek">ὅλη ψευδής</span>, "all lie" (Septuagint). The Assyrians used treachery in furthering their conquests, made promises which they never kept, to induce nations to submit to their yoke. Such, doubtless, were those of Rabshakeh (<a href="/isaiah/36-16.htm">Isaiah 36:16</a>). Rawlinson, "Falsehood and treachery... are often employed by the strong, as furnishing short cuts to success, and even, where the moral standard is low, as being in themselves creditable (see Thucyd., 3:83). It certainly was not necessity which made the Assyrians covenant breakers; it seems to have been in part the wantonness of power - because they 'despised the cities, and regarded no man' (<a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Isaiah 33:8</a>); perhaps it was in part also their imperfect moral perception, which may have failed to draw the proper distinction between craft and cleverness" ('Ancient Monarchies,' 1:305). <span class="cmt_word">Robbery</span>; rather, <span class="accented">rapine</span>, or <span class="accented">rending in pieces.</span> The figure applies to the way in which a wild beast kills its prey by tearing it to pieces. So the three crimes of Nineveh here enumerated are bloodshed, deceit, and violence. In the uncertainty concerning the word (pereq). rendered "robbery," which only occurs m <a href="/obadiah/1-14.htm">Obadiah 1:14</a>, where it means "crossway," the LXX. translates, <span class="greek">ἀδικίας πλήρης</span>, "full of unrighteousness." The Vulgate is correct, <span class="accented">dilaceratione plena</span>. <span class="cmt_word">The prey departeth not.</span> They go on in the same way, gathering spoil into the city, never ceasing from this crime. The monuments continually record the booty that was brought to Nineveh (see, for instance, the 'Annals of Assurbanipal,' passim; 'Records of the Past,' vol. 9; Schrader, 'Keilinschr.,' 195, etc., 216, 233, etc.; comp. <a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Isaiah 33:1</a>). <span class="accented">Septuagint</span>, <span class="greek">Οὐ ψηλαφηθήσεται</span> <span class="greek">θήρα</span>, which gives a sense contradictory to the text, "Prey shall not be handled." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nahum/3-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Woe</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֖וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1945.htm">Strong's 1945: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ah! alas! ha!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the city</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of blood,</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּמִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(dā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">full</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּ֗הּ</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of lies,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּ֤חַשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ka·ḥaš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3585.htm">Strong's 3585: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure of flesh, emaciation, hypocrisy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">full of</span><br /><span class="heb">מְלֵאָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lê·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4395.htm">Strong's 4395: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something fulfilled, abundance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plunder,</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֙רֶק֙</span> <span class="translit">(pe·req)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6563.htm">Strong's 6563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Parting of ways, plunder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4185.htm">Strong's 4185: </a> </span><span class="str2">To depart, remove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prey.</span><br /><span class="heb">טָֽרֶף׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·rep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2964.htm">Strong's 2964: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something torn, a fragment, a fresh leaf, prey, food</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">OT Prophets: Nahum 3:1 Woe to the bloody city! 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