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Her female slaves moan like doves and beat on their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nahum/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Nineveh’s exile has been decreed, and all the servant girls mourn its capture. They moan like doves and beat their breasts in sorrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nahum/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />its mistress is stripped; she is carried off, her slave girls lamenting, moaning like doves and beating their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nahum/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nahum/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead <i>her</i> as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nahum/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />It is decreed: She shall be led away captive, She shall be brought up; And her maidservants shall lead <i>her</i> as with the voice of doves, Beating their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nahum/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is set: She is stripped, she is led away, And her slave women are sobbing like the sound of doves, Beating their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nahum/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />It is fixed: She is stripped, she is carried away, And her handmaids are moaning like the sound of doves, Beating on their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nahum/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it is fixed: She is stripped, she is carried away, And her handmaids are moaning like the sound of doves, Beating on their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nahum/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So it stands fixed: She is exiled, she is carried away, And her maidservants are moaning like the sound of doves, Beating on their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nahum/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It is decreed: Nineveh is stripped, and she is carried away, And her handmaids are moaning like the sound of doves, Beating on their breasts [in sorrow].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nahum/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Beauty is stripped; she is carried away; her ladies-in-waiting moan like the sound of doves and beat their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nahum/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Beauty is stripped, she is carried away; her ladies-in-waiting moan like the sound of doves, and beat their breasts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nahum/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, beating upon their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nahum/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Nineveh is disgraced. The queen is dragged off. Her servant women mourn; they moan like doves, and they beat their breasts in sorrow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nahum/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Huzzab is uncovered, she is carried away, and her handmaids mourn as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nahum/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has determined: "It will be stripped. It will be carried away. Its young women will be mourning like doves as they beat their breasts."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nahum/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The queen is taken captive; her servants moan like doves and beat their breasts in sorrow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nahum/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It has been determined: The woman is unveiled and sent away, her servant girls mourn. Beating their breasts, they whimper like doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nahum/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nahum/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Nineveh is taken into exile and is led away; her slave girls moan like doves while they beat their breasts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nahum/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nahum/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nahum/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her servants moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nahum/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it is established—she has removed, "" She has been brought up, "" And her handmaids are leading as the voice of doves, "" Tabering on their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nahum/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it is established -- she hath removed, She hath been brought up, And her handmaids are leading as the voice of doves, Tabering on their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nahum/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />It was fixed, she was led away captive, she went up and her maids being led as the voice of doves smiting upon their heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nahum/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the soldier is led away captive: and her bondwomen were led away mourning as doves, murmuring in their hearts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nahum/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the foot soldier has been led away captive, and her handmaids were driven away, mourning like doves, murmuring in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nahum/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The mistress is led forth captive, and her maidservants led away, Moaning like doves, beating their breasts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nahum/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It is decreed that the city be exiled, its slave women led away, moaning like doves and beating their breasts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nahum/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the queen summons her horsemen and flees northward; her maids are mourning in their hearts like doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nahum/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And she has set her horsemen and she went up and her maids were moaning in their hearts like doves<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nahum/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the queen is uncovered, she is carried away, And her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, Tabering upon their breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nahum/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and the foundation has been exposed; and she has gone up, and her maid-servants were led <i>away</i> as doves moaning in their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nahum/2-7.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=231" 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/2.htm">The Overthrow of Nineveh</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5324.htm" title="5324: wə·huṣ·ṣaḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hofal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A prim root; to station, in various applications.">It is decreed that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: gul·lə·ṯāh (V-Pual-Perf-3fs) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">the city be exiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: hō·‘ă·lā·ṯāh (V-Hofal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and carried away;</a> <a href="/hebrew/519.htm" title="519: wə·’am·hō·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- A maid, handmaid. Apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave.">her maidservants</a> <a href="/hebrew/5090.htm" title="5090: mə·na·hă·ḡō·wṯ (V-Piel-Prtcpl-fp) -- A primitive root; to drive forth, i.e. Lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed; also, to sigh.">moan</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: kə·qō·wl (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/3123.htm" title="3123: yō·w·nîm (N-fp) -- Dove. Probably from the same as yayin; a dove.">doves,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8608.htm" title="8608: mə·ṯō·p̄ə·p̄ōṯ (V-Piel-Prtcpl-fp) -- To sound the timbrel, beat. A primitive root; to drum, i.e. Play on the tambourine.">and beat</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: liḇ·ḇê·hen (N-mpc:: 3fp) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">their breasts.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.…<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="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Isaiah 47:2-3</a></span><br />Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Jeremiah 51:30</a></span><br />The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Lamentations 1:1</a></span><br />How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Zephaniah 2:13-15</a></span><br />And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert. / Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar. / This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16</a></span><br />Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-37.htm">Jeremiah 50:37</a></span><br />A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16-18</a></span><br />All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you. / Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples! / Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-7.htm">Hosea 10:7</a></span><br />Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Micah 1:11</a></span><br />Depart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir. The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16-17</a></span><br />The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles— / the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7-8</a></span><br />As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<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="/revelation/18-22.htm">Revelation 18:22-23</a></span><br />And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-22</a></span><br />“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-14</a></span><br />Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.</p><p class="hdg">Huzzab.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Isaiah 38:14</a></b></br> Like a crane <i>or</i> a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail <i>with looking</i> upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Isaiah 59:11</a></b></br> We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but <i>there is</i> none; for salvation, <i>but</i> it is far off from us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27,48</a></b></br> And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Beating</a> <a href="/joel/2-16.htm">Breasts</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/nahum/2-5.htm">City</a> <a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Decreed</a> <a href="/hosea/11-11.htm">Doves</a> <a href="/micah/7-11.htm">Established</a> <a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/joel/3-3.htm">Girls</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-13.htm">Hammering</a> <a href="/joel/2-29.htm">Handmaids</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Led</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-22.htm">Maidens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-6.htm">Maids</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-2.htm">Mistress</a> <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Moan</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Moaning</a> <a href="/daniel/5-10.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/micah/7-11.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/joel/2-29.htm">Servant-Girls</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/micah/6-9.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/micah/1-16.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/micah/6-9.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/micah/1-10.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/12-5.htm">Beating</a> <a href="/matthew/11-17.htm">Breasts</a> <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/nahum/3-10.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">City</a> <a href="/luke/22-22.htm">Decreed</a> <a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Doves</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-12.htm">Established</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-5.htm">Girls</a> <a href="/acts/27-41.htm">Hammering</a> <a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Handmaids</a> <a href="/matthew/2-9.htm">Led</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-17.htm">Maidens</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-17.htm">Maids</a> <a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Mistress</a> <a href="/psalms/55-2.htm">Moan</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Moaning</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/nahum/3-5.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/mark/14-66.htm">Servant-Girls</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-5.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/nahum/3-2.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/nahum/2-13.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/nahum/3-7.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Nahum 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nahum/2-1.htm">The fearful and victorious armies of God against 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'; 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The decree suggests an irreversible decision by God, reflecting the prophetic nature of Nahum's message. Historically, Nineveh was a powerful city, known for its military might and cruelty. The prophecy of its downfall would have seemed unlikely at the time, yet it aligns with God's justice against nations that oppose Him. The exile and carrying away symbolize total defeat and humiliation, common consequences for conquered cities in the ancient Near East. This echoes the fate of Israel and Judah when they faced similar judgments due to their disobedience (<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a>, <a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">2 Kings 25:21</a>).<p><b>her maidservants moan like doves,</b><br>The imagery of maidservants moaning like doves conveys deep sorrow and lamentation. Doves are often associated with mourning in biblical literature (<a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Isaiah 38:14</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Ezekiel 7:16</a>). The maidservants represent the vulnerable and defenseless within the city, highlighting the complete desolation and despair that follows the city's fall. This mourning is not just personal but communal, reflecting the widespread impact of the city's destruction. The use of "maidservants" may also imply the loss of protection and provision, as they would have been dependent on the city's stability.<p><b>and beat upon their breasts.</b><br>Beating upon the breasts is a traditional expression of intense grief and anguish in ancient cultures, including those in the biblical world (<a href="/luke/23-48.htm">Luke 23:48</a>). This physical act underscores the depth of the emotional response to the calamity that has befallen Nineveh. It signifies repentance and sorrow, though in this context, it is more about the realization of inevitable doom rather than a turning back to God. The vividness of this imagery serves to emphasize the totality of Nineveh's downfall, fulfilling the prophetic word and demonstrating the seriousness of divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nineveh.htm">Nineveh</a></b><br>The capital city of the Assyrian Empire, known for its great power and wealth, but also for its wickedness and cruelty. Nahum prophesies its downfall.<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. The prophecy foretells its decline.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/maidservants.htm">Maidservants</a></b><br>Representing the people of Nineveh, particularly the women who will mourn the city's destruction and their own captivity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_nahum.htm">Prophet Nahum</a></b><br>The author of the book, Nahum is a prophet who delivers God's message of judgment against Nineveh.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile_and_captivity.htm">Exile and Captivity</a></b><br>The fate decreed for Nineveh, symbolizing the complete overthrow and humiliation of the city and its people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is in control of the rise and fall of nations. His decrees are certain and will come to pass.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_wickedness.htm">The Consequences of Wickedness</a></b><br>Nineveh's downfall serves as a warning against pride, cruelty, and sin. God's justice will prevail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_mourning_and_loss.htm">The Reality of Mourning and Loss</a></b><br>The imagery of maidservants mourning highlights the personal and communal impact of sin and judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a></b><br>While judgment is severe, it is also a reminder of God's righteousness and the hope for restoration for those who turn to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_our_own_lives.htm">Reflecting on Our Own Lives</a></b><br>Consider areas where we may be prideful or unjust, and seek repentance and alignment with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nahum_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nahum 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_kings_7_1__famine_to_feast_in_24_hours.htm">2 Kings 7:1 -- How can a city under severe famine suddenly have an abundance of food within 24 hours?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_amaziah_took_sela.htm">Where is the archaeological proof that Amaziah seized the city of Sela (2 Kings 14:7)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/revelation_18_10__'one_hour'_vs._other_judgments.htm">Revelation 18:10 - How does the city's destruction 'in one hour' align with or contradict other biblical texts about judgment events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_'fortified_city'_in_isaiah_25_2.htm">In Isaiah 25:2, which specific 'fortified city' is being referenced, and what archaeological evidence supports or contradicts its complete destruction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nahum/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">And Huzzab shall be led away captive</span>. . . .--Better, <span class= "ital">And it is decided. She is laid bare. She is removed away. And her maidens moan, as with the cry of doves, smiting on their breasts.</span><p><span class= "ital">It is decided,</span> or <span class= "ital">established</span>--<span class= "ital">c</span>'<span class= "ital">est un fait accompli.</span> The Authorised Version apparently follows those Rabbinic commentators who treat the Hebrew expression <span class= "ital">hutstsab</span> as the name of an Assyrian queen, or as a symbolical designation of Nineveh. The word is best regarded as a verb-form cognate to the expression rendered by the Authorised Version "of certainty," "certain," "true," in <a href="/daniel/2-48.htm" title="Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.">Daniel 2:48</a>; <a href="/daniel/3-24.htm" title="Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste, and spoke, and said to his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire? They answered and said to the king, True, O king.">Daniel 3:24</a>; <a href="/daniel/7-16.htm" title="I came near to one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.">Daniel 7:16</a>. <span class= "ital">Laid bare,</span> the common figure of the virgin city put to shame by capture (comp. <a href="/context/isaiah/47-1.htm" title="Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for you shall no more be called tender and delicate.">Isaiah 47:1-5</a>). The "maidens" who "moan as with the cry of doves" (comp. <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm" title="Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: my eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.">Isaiah 38:14</a>; <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm" title="We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.">Isaiah 59:11</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm" title="But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.">Ezekiel 7:16</a>) are probably Nineveh's dependent cities. These are represented as standing gazing on the awful catastrophe, groaning aloud and beating the breast (comp. <a href="/luke/23-48.htm" title="And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.">Luke 23:48</a>) in a horror of despair. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nahum/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Huzzab.</span> The Anglican rendering (which has the authority of the Jewish commentators, and is endorsed by Ewald and Ruckert) takes <span class="accented">Huzzab</span> as an appellative, either the name of the Queen of Nineveh, or a symbolical name for Nineveh itself, as Sheshach, Peked, and Merathaim were for Babylon (see <a href="/jeremiah/25-26.htm">Jeremiah 25:26</a>: 1:21; 51:41; <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23</a>), which was formed or adopted by Nahum for the purpose of describing its character. <span class="accented">Huzzab</span> may mean "established," "act firm" (<a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a>), and confident in its strength; pual from <span class="accented">natsab</span>," <span class="accented">to</span> set," "to fix" (Wordsworth). We may dismiss the idea that <span class="accented">Huzzab</span> is the name of the queen. Such a personage is unknown to history; and there is no reason why she should be mentioned rather than the king; and persona are not introduced by name in prophecy except for some very special reason, as Cyrus (<a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Isaiah 44:28</a>). The alternative rendering, "it is decreed," adopted by Keil, Pusey, and many modern commentators, is unexampled, and comes in baldly, and not at all according to the prophet's manner. Henderson joins the clause with the proceiling, thus: "The palace is dissolved, though firmly established." The Septuagint gives, <span class="greek">Ἡ ὑπόστασις ἀπεκαλύφθη</span>, "The hidden treasures are revealed," or, "The foundation is exposed;" Vulgate, <span class="accented">Miles</span> <span class="accented">captivus</span> <span class="accented">abductus est.</span> It seems best to take <span class="accented">Huzzab</span> as an appellative representing either Nineveh or Assyria, as the country between the Upper and Lower Zab (Rawlinson, in 'Dictionary of the Bible'), or as meaning "firm," "bold." Thus Egypt is called Rahab, "arrogant" (<a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Isaiah 30:7</a>); the King of Assyria, <span class="accented">Jareb</span>, "contentious" (<a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13</a>); Jerusalem, <span class="accented">Ariel</span>, "God's lion" (<a href="/isaiah/29-1.htm">Isaiah 29:1</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Shall be led away captive;</span> better, <span class="accented">is</span> <span class="accented">laid</span> <span class="accented">bare</span>. She, the queen of nations, is stripped of her adornments and igno miniously treated. <span class="cmt_word">She shall be brought up.</span> <span class="accented">She is carried away</span> into captivity. "Brought up" may mean brought up to judgment, as <a href="/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5</a>; <a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Isaiah 47:2, 3</a> (Pusey). <span class="cmt_word">Her maids shall lead her;</span> rather, <span class="accented">her handmaids moan.</span> The inhabitants of Nineveh, personified as a queen, or the lesser cities of her empire, follow their mistress mourning. As with the voice of doves (comp. <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Isaiah 38:14</a>; <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Isaiah 59:11</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Ezekiel 7:16</a>), They shall not only show the outward tokens of sorrow, but shall mourn inwardly in their hearts, as the LXX. renders the whole clause, <span class="greek">καθὼς περιστεραὶ φθεγγόμενει</span> <span class="greek">ἐν καρδίαις αὐτῶν</span> "as down moaning in their hearts." <span class="cmt_word">Tabering</span>; beating on a tabret. (For smiting the breast in token of sorrow, setup. <a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Luke 18:13</a>; <a href="/luke/23-48.htm">Luke 23:48</a>; Homer, 'Il.,' 18:31, <span class="greek">Ξεροὶ δὲ πἇσαι Στήθεα πεπλήψοντο</span>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nahum/2-7.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">It is decreed that</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֻצַּ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·huṣ·ṣaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5324.htm">Strong's 5324: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take one's stand, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the city] be exiled</span><br /><span class="heb">גֻּלְּתָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(gul·lə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and carried away;</span><br /><span class="heb">הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָה</span> <span class="translit">(hō·‘ă·lā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her maidservants</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’am·hō·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_519.htm">Strong's 519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A maidservant, female slave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">moan</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(mə·na·hă·ḡō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5090.htm">Strong's 5090: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive forth, lead, carry away, to proceed, to sigh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּק֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(kə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">doves,</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹנִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3123.htm">Strong's 3123: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and beat upon</span><br /><span class="heb">מְתֹפְפֹ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṯō·p̄ə·p̄ōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8608.htm">Strong's 8608: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drum, play, on the tambourine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their breasts.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְבֵהֶֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·ḇê·hen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nahum/2-7.htm">Nahum 2:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nahum/2-7.htm">Nahum 2:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nahum/2-7.htm">Nahum 2:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nahum/2-7.htm">Nahum 2:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nahum/2-7.htm">Nahum 2:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nahum/2-7.htm">Nahum 2:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nahum/2-7.htm">Nahum 2:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nahum/2-7.htm">Nahum 2:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nahum/2-7.htm">Nahum 2:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nahum/2-7.htm">Nahum 2:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nahum/2-7.htm">OT Prophets: Nahum 2:7 It is decreed: she is uncovered she (Nah. 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