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Where are the mourners?’ Does anyone regret your destruction?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nahum/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And all who look at you will shrink from you and say, “Wasted is Nineveh; who will grieve for her?” Where shall I seek comforters for you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nahum/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then all who see you will recoil from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?’ Where can I find comforters for you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nahum/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nahum/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />It shall come to pass <i>that</i> all who look upon you Will flee from you, and say, ‘Nineveh is laid waste! Who will bemoan her?’ Where shall I seek comforters for you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nahum/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And it will come about that all who see you Will shrink from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated! Who will have sympathy for her?’ Where shall I seek comforters for you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nahum/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And it will come about that all who see you Will shrink from you and say, &#8216Nineveh is devastated! Who will grieve for her?&#8217 Where will I seek comforters for you?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nahum/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And it will come about that all who see you Will shrink from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated! Who will grieve for her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nahum/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it will be that all who see you Will flee from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated! Who will console her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nahum/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And it will come about that all who see you Will shrink back <i>and</i> run from you and say, ‘Nineveh is completely ruined! Who will grieve for her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nahum/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then all who see you will recoil from you, saying, “Nineveh is devastated; who will show sympathy to her? ” Where can I find anyone to comfort you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nahum/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then all who see you will recoil from you, saying,&#8221 Nineveh is devastated; who will show sympathy to her?&#8221 Where can I find anyone to comfort you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nahum/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nahum/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone who sees you will turn away and shout, "Nineveh is done for! Is anyone willing to mourn or to give her comfort?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nahum/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nahum/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Everyone who sees you will run from you, saying, 'Nineveh has been violently destroyed! Who will feel sorry for her?' Where can I find anyone to comfort you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nahum/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All who see you will shrink back. They will say, 'Nineveh lies in ruins! Who has any sympathy for her? Who will want to comfort her?'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nahum/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It 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?'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nahum/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then all who see you will recoil from you and say, ?Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?? Where can I find comforters for you??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nahum/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Everyone who sees you will turn away from you in disgust; they will say, 'Nineveh has been devastated! Who will lament for her?' There will be no one to comfort you!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nahum/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It will happen that all those who look at you will flee from you, and say, 'Nineveh is laid waste. Who will mourn for her?' Where will I seek comforters for you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nahum/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her; whence shall I seek comforters for thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nahum/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It will happen that all those who look at you will flee from you, and say, ‘Nineveh is laid waste! Who will mourn for her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nahum/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it has come to pass, "" Each of your beholders flees from you, "" And has said: Nineveh is spoiled, "" Who bemoans for her? From where do I seek comforters for you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nahum/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it hath come to pass, Each of thy beholders fleeth from thee, And hath said: 'Spoiled is Nineveh, Who doth bemoan for her?' Whence do I seek comforters for thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nahum/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was all serving thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh was laid waste: who shall be moved for her? from whom shall I seek those consoling to thee?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nahum/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass that every one that shall see thee, shall flee from thee, and shall say: Ninive is laid waste: who shall bemoan thee? whence shall I seek a comforter for thee? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nahum/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And this shall be: everyone who sees you, will recoil from you, and he will say: “Nineveh has been devastated.” Who will shake his head over you? Where might I seek consolation for you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nahum/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Until everyone who sees you runs from you saying, “Nineveh is destroyed; who can pity her? Where can I find any to console you?” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nahum/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then all who see you will shrink from you and say, “Nineveh is devastated; who will bemoan her?” Where shall I seek comforters for you?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nahum/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass that all who look upon you shall abhor you and say, Nineveh is plundered; who will bemoan her? Whence shall I seek a comforter for you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nahum/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Everyone whoever sees you shall be loathe of you and shall say: “For whom is Nineva plundered? Will you sorrow for yourself, and where shall I seek a comforter for you?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nahum/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee Shall flee from thee, And say: 'Nineveh is laid waste; Who will bemoan her? Whence shall I seek comforters for thee?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nahum/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be <i>that</i> every one that sees thee shall go down from thee, and shall say, Wretched Nineve! who shall lament for her? whence shall I seek comfort for her?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nahum/3-7.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=374" 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">6</span>I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">Then</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rō·’a·yiḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2fs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">who see you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5074.htm" title="5074: yid·dō·wḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to wave to and fro; figuratively, to rove, flee, or to drive away.">will recoil</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·mêḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from you</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5210.htm" title="5210: nî·nə·wêh (N-proper-fs) -- Capital of Assyr. Of foreign origin; Nineveh, the capital of Assyria.">‘Nineveh</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: šād·də·ḏāh (V-Pual-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">is devastated;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/5110.htm" title="5110: yā·nūḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to nod, i.e. Waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also, to console, deplore, or taunt.">will grieve</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">for her?’</a> <a href="/hebrew/370.htm" title="370: mê·’a·yin (Prep-m:: Adv) -- Whence?. Probably identical with 'ayin in the sense of query.">Where</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: ’ă·ḇaq·qêš (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">can I find</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: mə·na·ḥă·mîm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">comforters</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">for you?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water?…<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="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Jeremiah 51:37</a></span><br />Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-36.htm">Ezekiel 27:36</a></span><br />Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm">Isaiah 51:19</a></span><br />These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a></span><br />I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-21.htm">Ezekiel 26:21</a></span><br />I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-15.htm">Isaiah 47:15</a></span><br />This is what they are to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16</a></span><br />They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15</a></span><br />All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-32.htm">Ezekiel 27:32</a></span><br />As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-16.htm">Isaiah 14:16-17</a></span><br />Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble, / who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/revelation/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16-19</a></span><br />saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! / For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34-35</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it shall come to pass, that all they that look on you shall flee from you, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? from where shall I seek comforters for you?</p><p class="hdg">that all.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-34.htm">Numbers 16:34</a></b></br> And all Israel that <i>were</i> round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up <i>also</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-9.htm">Jeremiah 51:9</a></b></br> We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up <i>even</i> to the skies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></b></br> Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.</p><p class="hdg">Nineveh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/2-9.htm">Nahum 2:9,10</a></b></br> Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for <i>there is</i> none end of the store <i>and</i> glory out of all the pleasant furniture… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-41.htm">Jeremiah 51:41-43</a></b></br> How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16-19</a></b></br> And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! … </p><p class="hdg">who.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm">Isaiah 51:19</a></b></br> These two <i>things</i> are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-5.htm">Jeremiah 15:5</a></b></br> For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Lamentations 2:13</a></b></br> What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach <i>is</i> great like the sea: who can heal thee?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/61-9.htm">Beholders</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-27.htm">Bemoan</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Comforters</a> <a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">Devastated</a> <a href="/jonah/1-7.htm">Find</a> <a href="/nahum/2-8.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/jonah/1-10.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Grieve</a> <a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/nahum/2-8.htm">Nineveh</a> <a href="/nahum/2-8.htm">Nin'eveh</a> <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/amos/8-12.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/numbers/5-22.htm">Shrink</a> <a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/nahum/2-7.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/micah/1-5.htm">Whence</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/20-7.htm">Beholders</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm">Bemoan</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-17.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-3.htm">Comforters</a> <a href="/judges/11-33.htm">Devastated</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-7.htm">Find</a> <a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/nahum/3-17.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-18.htm">Grieve</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-8.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-3.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Nineveh</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Nin'eveh</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-3.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/nahum/3-11.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Shrink</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-8.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/nahum/3-15.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-8.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-3.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/matthew/12-44.htm">Whence</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>Then all who see you will recoil from you</b><br>This phrase highlights the reaction of surrounding nations and peoples to the fall of Nineveh. Historically, Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian Empire, known for its military might and cruelty. The prophecy of its downfall would have been shocking, as Assyria was a dominant power. The recoil indicates a sense of horror and astonishment at the city's destruction, reflecting the sudden and complete nature of its fall. This reaction can be compared to the response to Babylon's fall in <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a>, where the kings of the earth mourn over the city's destruction.<p><b>and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated;</b><br>Nineveh's devastation was prophesied by Nahum and fulfilled in 612 BC when the city was conquered by a coalition of Babylonians, Medes, and Scythians. Archaeological evidence supports the historical account of Nineveh's destruction, with layers of ash and debris found at the site. The devastation was so complete that the city was lost to history for centuries, only rediscovered in the 19th century. This serves as a testament to the accuracy of biblical prophecy and the certainty of God's judgment against sin.<p><b>who will grieve for her?’</b><br>This rhetorical question emphasizes the lack of sympathy for Nineveh. The Assyrians were notorious for their brutality, and their enemies would have seen their downfall as divine retribution. The absence of mourners signifies the extent of Nineveh's alienation due to its oppressive actions. This can be contrasted with the mourning for Jerusalem in Lamentations, where the city's destruction is met with deep sorrow and lamentation, highlighting the difference in the relationship with God.<p><b>Where can I find comforters for you?”</b><br>The search for comforters underscores the isolation of Nineveh in its judgment. Unlike Israel, which had prophets and a covenant relationship with God, Nineveh had no one to intercede or offer solace. This reflects the broader biblical theme that those who oppose God and His people ultimately face judgment alone. The absence of comforters can be seen as a type of the final judgment, where those who reject God will find themselves without an advocate, contrasting with the role of Jesus Christ as the ultimate Comforter and Advocate for believers (1 <a href="/john/2.htm">John 2:1</a>).<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 also its wickedness. It was a city that had previously repented at the preaching of Jonah but had returned to its sinful ways.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrian_empire.htm">Assyrian Empire</a></b><br>A dominant empire in the ancient Near East, known for its military prowess and harsh treatment of conquered peoples. It was a significant threat to Israel and Judah during its height.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_nahum.htm">Prophet Nahum</a></b><br>A prophet who delivered God's message of judgment against Nineveh. His prophecy is a continuation of God's dealings with the Assyrians, following the earlier message of Jonah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is certain and just. Nineveh's fall serves as a reminder that no nation or city is beyond God's reach when it comes to justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Persistent sin leads to devastation. Nineveh's return to wickedness after Jonah's time shows the danger of not maintaining repentance and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_mourning_and_comfort.htm">The Importance of Mourning and Comfort</a></b><br>The rhetorical question, "Who will mourn for her?" highlights the isolation that comes with sin and judgment. It is crucial to seek God's comfort and community support in times of distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is sovereign over all nations, and His plans will prevail. This should encourage believers to trust in God's ultimate control over world events.<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/why_does_nahum_3_7_predict_no_grief.htm">In Nahum 3:7, why does the text predict that no one would grieve for Nineveh, despite later Babylonian writings suggesting alliances and treaties with Assyria? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_divine_interventions_in_history.htm">Psalm 9:5 claims God destroys entire nations; where is the historical or archaeological proof for such divine interventions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_basis_for_job_15_20-24's_torment.htm">In Job 15:20–24, where is the historical or archaeological basis for the notion that the wicked perpetually face this kind of torment? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_nineveh's_repentance.htm">If Nineveh repented as Jonah claims, why is there no historical or cultural record of this mass conversion?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Shall flee</span> from thee.--As in the case of the destruction of Korah, men flee from the stricken city lest they share her punishment. Nor is she an object of compassion whose cruelties have been as extensive as her empire. Hers is the fate of the fallen tyrant--left to<p>__________"vainly groan.<p>With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nahum/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Shall flee from thee.</span> As an object of disgust, or fearing to be involved in thy ruin (<a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10, 15</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Who will bemoan her?</span> No one will pity her for her well deserved chastisement (<a href="/jeremiah/15-5.htm">Jeremiah 15:5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Whence shall I seek, etc.?</span> Truly, nowhere in all the world (comp. <a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm">Isaiah 51:19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nahum/3-7.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">Then</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<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">who see you</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאַ֙יִךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(rō·’a·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will recoil</span><br /><span class="heb">יִדּ֣וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(yid·dō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5074.htm">Strong's 5074: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from you</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֵּ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and say,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָמַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Nineveh</span><br /><span class="heb">נִֽינְוֵ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(nî·nə·wêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5210.htm">Strong's 5210: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nineveh -- capital of Assyr</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is devastated;</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁדְּדָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(šād·də·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will grieve for her?’</span><br /><span class="heb">יָנ֣וּד</span> <span class="translit">(yā·nūḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5110.htm">Strong's 5110: </a> </span><span class="str2">To nod, waver, to wander, flee, disappear, to console, deplore, taunt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Where</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאַ֛יִן</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’a·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_370.htm">Strong's 370: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whence?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can I find</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇaq·qêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">comforters</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנַחֲמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·na·ḥă·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for you?”</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nahum/3-7.htm">Nahum 3:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nahum/3-7.htm">Nahum 3:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nahum/3-7.htm">Nahum 3:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nahum/3-7.htm">Nahum 3:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nahum/3-7.htm">Nahum 3:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nahum/3-7.htm">Nahum 3:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nahum/3-7.htm">Nahum 3:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nahum/3-7.htm">Nahum 3:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nahum/3-7.htm">Nahum 3:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nahum/3-7.htm">Nahum 3:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nahum/3-7.htm">OT Prophets: Nahum 3:7 It will happen that all those who (Nah. 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