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They will be devoured like the ripe figs that fall into the mouths of those who shake the trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nahum/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />All your fortresses are like fig trees with first-ripe figs— if shaken they fall into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nahum/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs; when shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nahum/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />All thy strong holds <i>shall be like</i> fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nahum/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />All your strongholds <i>are</i> fig trees with ripened figs: If they are shaken, They fall into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nahum/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />All your fortifications are fig trees with ripe fruit— When shaken, they fall into the eater’s mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nahum/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />All your fortifications are fig trees with ripe fruit— When shaken, they fall into the eater&#8217s mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nahum/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />All your fortifications are fig trees with ripe fruit— When shaken, they fall into the eater’s mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nahum/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />All your fortifications are fig trees with ripe fruit— When shaken, they fall into the eater’s mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nahum/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />All your fortresses are [nothing but] fig trees with ripe figs— When shaken they fall into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nahum/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All your fortresses are fig trees with figs that ripened first; when shaken, they fall — right into the mouth of the eater!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nahum/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All your fortresses are fig trees with figs that ripened first; when shaken, they fall— right into the mouth of the eater! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nahum/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />All thy fortresses shall be like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nahum/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your fortresses are fig trees with ripe figs. Merely shake the trees, and fruit will fall into every open mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nahum/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />All thy fortresses shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nahum/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All your defenses will be like fig trees with the earliest figs. When shaken, the figs fall into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nahum/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All your fortresses will be like fig trees with ripe figs: shake the trees, and the fruit falls right into your mouth! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nahum/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />All your defenses are like fig trees with ripe early fruit— when shaken, it falls right into the devourer's mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nahum/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs; when shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nahum/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All your fortifications will be like fig trees with first-ripe fruit: If they are shaken, their figs will fall into the mouth of the eater! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nahum/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs: if they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nahum/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />All thy strong holds shall be like fig-trees with the first ripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nahum/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs. If they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nahum/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />All your fortresses [are] fig trees with first-fruits, "" If they are shaken, "" They have fallen into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nahum/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> All thy fortresses are fig-trees with first-fruits, If they are shaken, They have fallen into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nahum/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All thy fortresses, fig trees with the early figs: if they shall be shaken, and they fell into the mouth of him eating.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nahum/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with their green figs: if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nahum/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All your fortresses will be like fig trees with their green figs. If they are shaken violently, they will fall into the mouth of the one who devours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nahum/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But all your fortresses are fig trees, bearing early figs; When shaken, they fall into the devourer’s mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nahum/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All your fortresses are like fig trees with first-ripe figs— if shaken they fall into the mouth of the eater.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nahum/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />All your strongholds shall be like fig trees with the first ripe figs; when they are ripe, they fall into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nahum/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />All of your fortified cities are the first fruits like figs, which whenever they are ripe they shall fall into the mouth of the eater<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nahum/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />All thy fortresses shall be like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: If they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nahum/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />All thy strong-holds are as fig-trees having watchers: if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nahum/3-12.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=425" 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">11</span>You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/4013.htm" title="4013: miḇ·ṣā·ra·yiḵ (N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Fortification. Also feminine mibtsarah; from batsar; a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender.">your fortresses</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384: tə·’ê·nîm (N-fp) -- Fig tree. Or t:enah; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig.">are fig trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1061.htm" title="1061: bik·kū·rîm (N-mp) -- First fruits. From bakar; the first-fruits of the crop.">the first ripe figs;</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/5128.htm" title="5128: yin·nō·w·‘ū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">shaken,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wə·nā·p̄ə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">they fall</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.">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî (N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">the mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ō·w·ḵêl (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">of the eater!</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Look at your troops—they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars.…<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/34-4.htm">Isaiah 34:4</a></span><br />All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Jeremiah 51:53</a></span><br />Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Ezekiel 27:26-27</a></span><br />Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. / Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-14.htm">Isaiah 13:14</a></span><br />Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-16.htm">Jeremiah 50:16</a></span><br />Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who wields the sickle at harvest time. In the face of the oppressor’s sword, each will turn to his own people, each will flee to his own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-20.htm">Isaiah 24:20</a></span><br />The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Ezekiel 31:3-14</a></span><br />Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33-34</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled. / He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Jeremiah 22:23</a></span><br />O inhabitant of Lebanon, nestled in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you, agony like a woman in labor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-6.htm">Isaiah 17:6</a></span><br />Yet gleanings will remain, like an olive tree that has been beaten—two or three berries atop the tree, four or five on its fruitful branches,” declares the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-17.htm">Matthew 7:17-19</a></span><br />Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. / Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-43.htm">Luke 6:43-44</a></span><br />No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. / For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-13.htm">Revelation 6:13</a></span><br />and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-19.htm">Matthew 21:19</a></span><br />Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-13.htm">Mark 11:13-14</a></span><br />Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs. / Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">All your strong holds shall be like fig trees with the first ripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/1-10.htm">Habakkuk 1:10</a></b></br> And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/6-13.htm">Revelation 6:13</a></b></br> And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Eater</a> <a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/nahum/2-5.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Fig</a> <a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Fig-Trees</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">First</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-14.htm">First-Fruits</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Firstripe</a> <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">First-Ripe</a> <a href="/micah/5-11.htm">Fortifications</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Fortresses</a> <a href="/micah/7-13.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/micah/5-11.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/micah/7-16.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/nahum/2-6.htm">Open</a> <a href="/nahum/2-4.htm">Places</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/nahum/3-11.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Walled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/7-34.htm">Eater</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-16.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Fig</a> <a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Fig-Trees</a> <a href="/haggai/1-1.htm">First</a> <a href="/romans/8-23.htm">First-Fruits</a> <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Firstripe</a> <a href="/numbers/13-20.htm">First-Ripe</a> <a href="/nahum/3-14.htm">Fortifications</a> <a href="/nahum/3-14.htm">Fortresses</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/nahum/3-14.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-13.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Open</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Places</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-4.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-7.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/haggai/2-7.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/nahum/3-14.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-8.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Walled</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>All your fortresses are fig trees</b><br>The imagery of fortresses as fig trees suggests vulnerability and fragility. In ancient times, fortresses were symbols of strength and protection, yet here they are likened to fig trees, which are easily shaken. This metaphor indicates that what was once considered strong and impenetrable is now weak and easily overcome. The fig tree is often used in Scripture to symbolize Israel (<a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a>) and prosperity (<a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm">1 Kings 4:25</a>), but here it represents the impending downfall of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria.<p><b>with the first ripe figs;</b><br>The mention of "first ripe figs" highlights the ease with which these fortresses can be conquered. First ripe figs are known for being easily detached from the tree, symbolizing how quickly and effortlessly Nineveh's defenses will collapse. This can be seen as a fulfillment of divine judgment, where what seems secure is actually ready to fall. The first ripe figs also suggest a sense of immediacy and inevitability in the coming destruction.<p><b>when shaken, they fall</b><br>The act of shaking implies an external force causing the fall, which in this context is the judgment of God upon Nineveh. This reflects the biblical theme of divine sovereignty over nations, where God uses other nations as instruments of His judgment (<a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a>). The ease with which the figs fall underscores the futility of resisting God's will and the certainty of His prophetic declarations.<p><b>into the mouth of the eater!</b><br>The "eater" represents the invading forces that will consume Nineveh. This imagery of consumption indicates total defeat and destruction, as the city will be devoured by its enemies. It also reflects the biblical principle of reaping what one sows (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>), as Assyria, known for its own conquests and brutality, will now face a similar fate. The phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, where ultimate victory and judgment belong to Him, as He will one day judge the nations (<a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</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 cruelty. Nahum's prophecy is directed against this city, predicting its downfall.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrians.htm">Assyrians</a></b><br>The people of Nineveh, known for their military might and oppressive rule over other nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nahum.htm">Nahum</a></b><br>A prophet who delivered God's message of judgment against Nineveh, emphasizing God's justice and sovereignty.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fig_trees.htm">Fig Trees</a></b><br>Used metaphorically to describe the vulnerability of Nineveh's defenses. In the ancient Near East, fig trees were common and their fruit was easily shaken off when ripe.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_eater.htm">The Eater</a></b><br>Represents the invaders or enemies who would easily conquer Nineveh, as easily as eating ripe figs.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>Just as ripe figs fall easily, so too can God bring down even the mightiest of nations. This reminds us of God's ultimate control over world events.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_security.htm">The Illusion of Security</a></b><br>Nineveh's fortresses seemed strong, yet they were as vulnerable as ripe figs. We must not place our trust in worldly security but in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>The imagery of figs falling highlights the inevitability of God's judgment against sin. It serves as a warning to live righteously and seek God's mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_readiness.htm">Spiritual Readiness</a></b><br>Just as figs are ready to be eaten when ripe, we must be spiritually prepared for God's timing in our lives, whether in blessing or discipline.<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/what_fruit_was_forbidden_in_the_bible.htm">What fruit was forbidden in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_james_3_11-12_metaphorically_valid.htm">James 3:11-12 uses water and plant analogies to illustrate consistent outcomes; is this scientifically or metaphorically sound regarding moral behavior?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/am_i_assured_of_my_salvation.htm">What does 'No One Knows the Day or Hour' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nahum/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - Shall be like (<span class="accented">are</span>) <span class="cmt_word">fig trees with the first ripe figs</span>. The Assyrians' fortresses are as ready for destruction and as easy to destroy as ripe figs are ready to fall from the tree at the least shake of the eater (<a href="/isaiah/28.htm">Isaiah 28</a>. S). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nahum/3-12.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">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּ֨ל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</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">your fortresses</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְצָרַ֔יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(miḇ·ṣā·ra·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4013.htm">Strong's 4013: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are fig trees</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּאֵנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(tə·’ê·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8384.htm">Strong's 8384: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of foreign derivation, the fig</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the first ripe figs;</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּכּוּרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(bik·kū·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1061.htm">Strong's 1061: </a> </span><span class="str2">The first-fruits of the crop</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shaken,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִנּ֕וֹעוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yin·nō·w·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5128.htm">Strong's 5128: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they fall</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָפְל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·p̄ə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mouth</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the eater!</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹכֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nahum/3-12.htm">Nahum 3:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nahum/3-12.htm">Nahum 3:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nahum/3-12.htm">Nahum 3:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nahum/3-12.htm">Nahum 3:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nahum/3-12.htm">Nahum 3:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nahum/3-12.htm">Nahum 3:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nahum/3-12.htm">Nahum 3:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nahum/3-12.htm">Nahum 3:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nahum/3-12.htm">Nahum 3:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nahum/3-12.htm">Nahum 3:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nahum/3-12.htm">OT Prophets: Nahum 3:12 All your fortresses will be like fig (Nah. 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