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Israel’s vine has been stripped of branches, but he will restore its splendor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nahum/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the LORD is restoring the majesty of Jacob as the majesty of Israel, for plunderers have plundered them and ruined their branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nahum/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and ruined the branches of their vine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nahum/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nahum/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the LORD will restore the excellence of Jacob Like the excellence of Israel, For the emptiers have emptied them out And ruined their vine branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nahum/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob Like the splendor of Israel, Even though destroyers have laid waste to them And ruined their vines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nahum/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob Like the splendor of Israel, Even though devastators have devastated them And destroyed their vine branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nahum/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob Like the splendor of Israel, Even though devastators have devastated them And destroyed their vine branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nahum/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For Yahweh will restore the majesty of Jacob Like the majesty of Israel, Even though those who empty <i>them</i> have emptied them to destruction And ruined their vine branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nahum/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD will restore the splendor <i>and</i> majesty of Jacob Like the splendor of [ancient and united] Israel, Even though destroyers have destroyed them And ruined their vine branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nahum/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD will restore the majesty of Jacob, yes, the majesty of Israel, though ravagers have ravaged them and ruined their vine branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nahum/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD will restore the majesty of Jacob, yes, the majesty of Israel, though ravagers have ravaged them and ruined their vine branches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nahum/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For Jehovah restoreth the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the emptiers have emptied them out, and destroyed their vine-branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nahum/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Judah and Israel are like trees with branches broken by their enemies. But the LORD is going to restore their power and glory. * <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nahum/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the LORD bringeth again the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nahum/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will restore Jacob's glory like Israel's glory, although enemies have looted it and have destroyed its vines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nahum/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is about to restore the glory of Israel, as it was before her enemies plundered her.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nahum/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For the LORD will restore the glory of Jacob, just as he will restore the glory of Israel, although plunderers have devastated them, vandalizing their vine branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nahum/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and ruined the branches of their vine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nahum/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD will restore the majesty of Jacob, as well as the majesty of Israel, though their enemies have plundered them and have destroyed their fields. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nahum/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD restores the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the destroyers have destroyed them, and ruined their vine branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nahum/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the LORD hath turned away the excellence of Jacob, as the excellence of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nahum/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For Yahweh restores the excellency of Jacob as the excellency of Israel, for the destroyers have destroyed them and ruined their vine branches. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nahum/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For YHWH has turned back to the excellence of Jacob, "" As [to] the excellence of Israel, "" For emptiers have emptied them out, "" And they have marred their branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nahum/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For turned back hath Jehovah to the excellency of Jacob, As to the excellency of Israel, For emptied them out have emptiers, And their branches they have marred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nahum/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For Jehovah turned back the pride of Jacob as the pride of Israel: for they emptying emptied them out, they corrupted their vine-shoots.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nahum/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord hath rendered the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel: because the spoilers have laid them waste, and have marred their vine branches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nahum/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the Lord has repaid the arrogance of Jacob, just like the arrogance of Israel. For the despoilers have scattered them, and they have corrupted their procreation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nahum/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will restore the vine of Jacob, the honor of Israel, Because ravagers have ravaged them and ruined their branches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nahum/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />(For the LORD is restoring the majesty of Jacob, as well as the majesty of Israel, though ravagers have ravaged them and ruined their branches.)<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nahum/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD will restore the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the oppressors have trampled upon them and destroyed their branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nahum/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because I return the honor of Yaqob like the honor of Israel, because the oppressors have trodden them, and they have destroyed their shoots<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nahum/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the LORD restoreth the pride of Jacob, As the pride of Israel; For the emptiers have emptied them out, And marred their vine-branches.--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nahum/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the Lord has turned aside the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel: for they have utterly rejected them, and have destroyed their branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nahum/2-2.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=181" 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">1</span>One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength! <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šāḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">will restore</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: gə·’ō·wn (N-msc) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">the splendor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: kiḡ·’ō·wn (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">like the splendor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">though</a> <a href="/hebrew/1238.htm" title="1238: ḇə·qā·qūm (V-Qal-Perf-3cp:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to pour out, i.e. To empty, figuratively, to depopulate; by analogy, to spread out.">destroyers</a> <a href="/hebrew/1238.htm" title="1238: bō·qə·qîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to pour out, i.e. To empty, figuratively, to depopulate; by analogy, to spread out.">have laid them waste</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: ši·ḥê·ṯū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">and ruined</a> <a href="/hebrew/2156.htm" title="2156: ū·zə·mō·rê·hem (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Branch, twig, shoot. Or zmorah; and zmor; from zamar; a twig.">the branches of their vine.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished.…<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/10-12.htm">Isaiah 10:12</a></span><br />So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Jeremiah 30:18</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-20.htm">Zephaniah 3:20</a></span><br />At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-11.htm">Hosea 6:11</a></span><br />Also for you, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore My people from captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-1.htm">Joel 3:1</a></span><br />“Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-25.htm">Ezekiel 39:25</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-17.htm">Zechariah 1:17</a></span><br />Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-1.htm">Isaiah 14:1</a></span><br />For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-4.htm">Jeremiah 31:4</a></span><br />Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-21.htm">Acts 3:21</a></span><br />Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26-27</a></span><br />And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3-4</a></span><br />And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. / ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-28.htm">Matthew 19:28</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-68.htm">Luke 1:68-75</a></span><br />“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people. / He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, / as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the LORD has turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.</p><p class="hdg">hath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-12</a></b></br> O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-29.htm">Jeremiah 25:29</a></b></br> For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.</p><p class="hdg">excellency of Jacob as the excellency.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/3-11.htm">Zephaniah 3:11</a></b></br> In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.</p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-22.htm">Genesis 49:22,23</a></b></br> Joseph <i>is</i> a fruitful bough, <i>even</i> a fruitful bough by a well; <i>whose</i> branches run over the wall: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-12.htm">Psalm 80:12,13</a></b></br> Why hast thou <i>then</i> broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-9.htm">Jeremiah 49:9</a></b></br> If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave <i>some</i> gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jonah/4-5.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/micah/5-14.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/daniel/11-14.htm">Destroyers</a> <a href="/hosea/10-14.htm">Devastated</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-17.htm">Devastators</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Emptied</a> <a href="/amos/8-7.htm">Excellence</a> <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/nahum/2-1.htm">Good</a> <a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-4.htm">Marred</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-5.htm">Plunderers</a> <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Restores</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Restoreth</a> <a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Restoring</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/micah/2-9.htm">Splendor</a> <a href="/micah/2-6.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/micah/4-4.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Wasters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/4-12.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-8.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Destroyers</a> <a href="/nahum/3-7.htm">Devastated</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-17.htm">Devastators</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Emptied</a> <a href="/romans/7-16.htm">Excellence</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-7.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-16.htm">Good</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/nahum/3-7.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-7.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/mark/2-22.htm">Marred</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Plunderers</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-4.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-7.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/mark/9-12.htm">Restores</a> <a href="/mark/9-12.htm">Restoreth</a> <a href="/acts/1-6.htm">Restoring</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Splendor</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/haggai/2-19.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Wasters</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'; </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/2.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/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's promise of restoration and renewal for His people. "Jacob" often represents the entire nation of Israel, highlighting the covenant relationship between God and His chosen people. The restoration of "splendor" suggests a return to former glory and prosperity, reminiscent of the times under King David and Solomon when Israel was at its peak. This promise of restoration is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, where God assures His people of eventual redemption despite their current suffering or exile (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a>).<p><b>like the splendor of Israel</b><br>The mention of "Israel" alongside "Jacob" reinforces the idea of a united and restored nation. Historically, the division of the kingdom into Israel (the northern kingdom) and Judah (the southern kingdom) led to a period of decline and vulnerability. The reference to "splendor" here can also be seen as a prophetic vision of a future where the nation is not only restored physically but also spiritually, aligning with God's original purpose for them as a light to the nations (<a href="/isaiah/60.htm">Isaiah 60:1-3</a>).<p><b>though destroyers have laid them waste</b><br>This phrase acknowledges the current or past devastation experienced by the people of Israel. Historically, this could refer to the Assyrian conquest of the northern kingdom in 722 BC or the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. The "destroyers" are often seen as instruments of God's judgment due to Israel's disobedience and idolatry. However, the acknowledgment of destruction also sets the stage for the promise of restoration, highlighting God's sovereignty and mercy.<p><b>and ruined the branches of their vine</b><br>The imagery of a vine is frequently used in the Bible to symbolize Israel (e.g., <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a>, <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>). The "branches" being ruined suggests a loss of fruitfulness and vitality, often associated with the nation's spiritual decline and moral corruption. This metaphor also points to the hope of future restoration, as God promises to replant and nurture His people, leading to renewed growth and productivity. In the New Testament, Jesus refers to Himself as the true vine (<a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1</a>), indicating that ultimate restoration and fruitfulness come through Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is both just and merciful. He is the central figure in the restoration of His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>Represents the nation of Israel, often used to signify the people of God in their entirety.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which had been previously exiled, symbolizing the broader community of God's chosen people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/destroyers.htm">Destroyers</a></b><br>Refers to the Assyrians or other enemies who have devastated the land and people of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/vines.htm">Vines</a></b><br>Symbolic of the prosperity and blessings of Israel, often used in Scripture to represent the nation’s spiritual and physical abundance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_restoration.htm">God's Faithfulness in Restoration</a></b><br>Despite the destruction and ruin, God promises to restore His people. This underscores His unwavering faithfulness and commitment to His covenant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_the_vine.htm">The Symbolism of the Vine</a></b><br>The vine represents not only physical prosperity but also spiritual vitality. Believers are called to remain connected to God, the true source of life and growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_destruction.htm">Hope Amidst Destruction</a></b><br>Even when circumstances seem dire, God’s promise of restoration provides hope. Believers can trust in God’s ultimate plan for renewal and redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The destruction faced by Israel was a result of their disobedience. This serves as a reminder of the serious consequences of turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_divine_justice.htm">The Role of Divine Justice</a></b><br>God’s justice is evident in His dealings with Israel and their enemies. Believers are reminded of the importance of living righteously and trusting in God’s just nature.<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/names_and_meanings_of_israel's_tribes.htm">What are the names and meanings of Israel's twelve tribes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_amaziah_defeated_despite_doing_right.htm">Why does 2 Kings 14:8-14 record Amaziah's defeat by Israel if he was said to do right in the eyes of the LORD (2 Kings 14:3)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_nahum_depict_peace_post-nineveh.htm">How does Nahum describe peace after Nineveh's fall?</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>(2) Better, <span class= "ital">For Jehovah restores the glory of Jacob, so that it is as the glory of</span> [ancient] <span class= "ital">Israel, though the plunderers plundered them and marred their vine shoots.</span> The sacred nation is Jehovah's vine, destined to send out its tendrils all over the earth. But Jehovah has allowed its hedge to be broken down. "All they that go by do pluck her . . ." (<a href="/context/psalms/80-12.htm" title="Why have you then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?">Psalm 80:12-13</a>). In the punishment of one notoriously oppressive world-power the prophet sees a pledge that the branch of Jehovah shall be again "beautiful and glorious" (<a href="/isaiah/4-2.htm" title="In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.">Isaiah 4:2</a>). The construction in the first part of the verse is perplexing. It appears best to attach a special emphasis to the names "Jacob" and "Israel" in connection with their original signification. "Jacob" is the birth-name--the nation regarded apart from its religious privileges, the homeless exile, the downtrodden "worm (<a href="/isaiah/41-14.htm" title="Fear not, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will help you, said the LORD, and your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.">Isaiah 41:14</a>), the younger son among nations. But "Israel" is the chosen of God; he who "had power over the angel and prevailed"; the "beloved son, called out of Egypt." The name given by Jehovah is henceforth to have its full significance, as in the days of old. "Jacob," the name which is so often used after the deportation of the ten tribes, is again to be indicated as "Israel," the favoured people of God. Some commentators render, "For Jehovah restores alike the glory of Jacob and the glory of Israel," &c., making "Jacob" the designation of the southern, "Israel" that of the northern kingdom. But the term "Jacob" nowhere else has this distinctive force.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nahum/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - This ruin shall fall on Nineveh because God is mindful of his chosen people, whom Assyria has oppressed. <span class="cmt_word">Hath turned away.</span> It should be rendered, <span class="accented">returneth to</span>, or <span class="accented">restoreth, bringeth back</span>; <span class="accented">reddidit</span> (Vulgate); <a href="/isaiah/52-8.htm">Isaiah 52:8</a>; <a href="/hosea/6-11.htm">Hosea 6:11</a>. <span class="cmt_word">The excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel.</span> The Lord restores the glory and honour of Jacob, the nation in its political aspect, and the high privileges of the spiritual Israel, the chosen people of God (comp. <a href="/obadiah/1-18.htm">Obadiah 1:18</a>). <span class="cmt_word">For</span>. Asshur is visited because Judah has had its full measure of punishment. <span class="cmt_word">The emptiers have emptied them out.</span> The plunderers (the enemy) have plundered the Jews. <span class="cmt_word">And marred their vine branches.</span> The heathen have cut off the members of Israel, the Lord's vineyard. (For the metaphor "vine," comp. <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8</a>, etc.; <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/41-10.htm">Jeremiah 41:10</a>.) Not only from what is read in the Bible (e.g.. <a href="/2_kings/15-19.htm">2 Kings 15:19</a>; <a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">2 Kings 16:7</a>, etc.; 2 Kings 17:3; 18:14), but from the details in the cuneiform inscriptions, we learn that the Assyrians were a constant danger and annoyance to Israel, and harassed continually both the southern and northern provinces. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nahum/2-2.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will restore</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֤ב</span> <span class="translit">(šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the splendor</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּא֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(gə·’ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like the splendor</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּגְא֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(kiḡ·’ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">though</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destroyers</span><br /><span class="heb">בְקָקוּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·qā·qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1238.htm">Strong's 1238: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour out, to empty, to depopulate, to spread out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have laid them waste</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּֽקְקִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(bō·qə·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1238.htm">Strong's 1238: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour out, to empty, to depopulate, to spread out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ruined</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁחֵֽתוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ši·ḥê·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the branches of their vine.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּזְמֹרֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·zə·mō·rê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2156.htm">Strong's 2156: </a> </span><span class="str2">Branch, twig, shoot</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nahum/2-2.htm">Nahum 2:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nahum/2-2.htm">Nahum 2:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nahum/2-2.htm">Nahum 2:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nahum/2-2.htm">Nahum 2:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nahum/2-2.htm">Nahum 2:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nahum/2-2.htm">Nahum 2:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nahum/2-2.htm">Nahum 2:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nahum/2-2.htm">Nahum 2:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nahum/2-2.htm">Nahum 2:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nahum/2-2.htm">Nahum 2:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">OT Prophets: Nahum 2:2 For Yahweh restores the excellency of Jacob (Nah. 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