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You will hide for fear of the attacking enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nahum/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You also will be drunken; you will go into hiding; you will seek a refuge from the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nahum/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nahum/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nahum/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You also will be drunk; You will be hidden; You also will seek refuge from the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nahum/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You too will become drunk, You will be hidden. You too will search for a refuge from the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nahum/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You too will become drunk, You will be hidden. You too will search for a refuge from the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nahum/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />You too will become drunk, You will be hidden. You too will search for a refuge from the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nahum/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You too will become drunk; You will be hidden. You too will search for a strong defense from the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nahum/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You too [Nineveh] will become drunk [with the cup of God’s wrath]; You will be hidden. You too [Nineveh] will search [in vain] for a refuge from the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nahum/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You also will become drunk; you will hide. You also will seek refuge from the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nahum/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You also will become drunk; you will hide yourself. You also will seek refuge from the enemy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nahum/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou also shalt be drunken; thou shalt be hid; thou also shalt seek a stronghold because of the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nahum/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Nineveh, now it's your turn! You will get drunk and try to hide from your enemy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nahum/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou also shalt be drunken, thou shalt be hid; thou also shalt seek a strong hold because of the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nahum/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Even you, Nineveh, will stagger like a drunk. You will disappear. Even you will look for a fortress [to escape] from the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nahum/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Nineveh, you too will fall into a drunken stupor! You too will try to escape from your enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nahum/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You will also become drunk. You will disappear, trying to hide from your enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nahum/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nahum/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You too will act like drunkards; you will go into hiding; you too will seek refuge from the enemy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nahum/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You also will be drunk. You will be hidden. You also will seek a stronghold because of the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nahum/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nahum/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You also will be drunken. You will be hidden. You also will seek a stronghold because of the enemy. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nahum/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Even you are drunken, you are hidden, "" Even you seek a strong place, because of an enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nahum/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Even thou art drunken, thou art hidden, Even thou dost seek a strong place, because of an enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nahum/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt be intoxicated, and thou shalt be hid; thou shalt seek a fortified place from the enemy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nahum/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore thou also shalt be made drunk, and shalt be despised: and thou shalt seek help from the enemy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nahum/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, you also will become inebriated, and you will be despised, and you will seek help from the opposition.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nahum/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You, too, will drink of this; you will be overcome; You, too, will seek a refuge from the foe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nahum/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You also will be drunken, you will go into hiding; you will seek a refuge from the enemy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nahum/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You also shall be grieved and you shall be despised; you also shall seek help because of your enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nahum/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also you shall be wretched, and you shall be despised; also you shall seek help from your enemies<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nahum/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou also shalt be drunken, Thou shalt swoon; Thou also shalt seek a refuge Because of the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nahum/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt be drunken, and shalt be overlooked; and thou shalt seek for thyself strength because of <i>thine</i> enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nahum/3-11.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=418" 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">10</span>Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at (Pro-2fs) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">too</a> <a href="/hebrew/7937.htm" title="7937: tiš·kə·rî (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- A primitive root; to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or influence.">will become drunk;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tə·hî (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">you will go</a> <a href="/hebrew/5956.htm" title="5956: na·‘ă·lā·māh (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To conceal. A primitive root; to veil from sight, i.e. Conceal.">into hiding</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at (Pro-2fs) -- You (masc. sing.). "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: tə·ḇaq·šî (V-Piel-Imperf-2fs) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/4581.htm" title="4581: mā·‘ō·wz (N-ms) -- (also mauwz); or mahoz (also ma, uz; from azaz; a fortified place; figuratively, a defence.">refuge</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: mê·’ō·w·yêḇ (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">from the enemy.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs; when shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater!…<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/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a></span><br />Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Habakkuk 2:16</a></span><br />You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-3</a></span><br />“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / 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/51-7.htm">Jeremiah 51:7</a></span><br />Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Ezekiel 23:32-34</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much. / You will be filled with drunkenness and grief, with a cup of devastation and desolation, the cup of your sister Samaria. / You will drink it and drain it; you will dash it to pieces, and tear your breasts. For I have spoken,’ declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21</a></span><br />So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Isaiah 19:14</a></span><br />The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led astray in all she does, as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-13.htm">Jeremiah 13:13-14</a></span><br />then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land—the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem. / I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Revelation 17:2</a></span><br />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/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a></span><br />All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a></span><br />Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-36.htm">Mark 14:36</a></span><br />“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-42.htm">Luke 22:42</a></span><br />“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You also shall be drunken: you shall be hid, you also shall seek strength because of the enemy.</p><p class="hdg">Thou also.</p><p class="hdg">shalt be drunken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/1-10.htm">Nahum 1:10</a></b></br> For while <i>they be</i> folden together <i>as</i> thorns, and while they are drunken <i>as</i> drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Psalm 75:8</a></b></br> For in the hand of the LORD <i>there is</i> a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring <i>them</i> out, <i>and</i> drink <i>them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-9.htm">Isaiah 29:9</a></b></br> Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.</p><p class="hdg">thou shalt be hid.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/13-6.htm">1 Samuel 13:6</a></b></br> When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/14-11.htm">1 Samuel 14:11</a></b></br> And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">Isaiah 2:10,19</a></b></br> Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty… </p><p class="hdg">thou also.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/2-1.htm">Nahum 2:1</a></b></br> He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make <i>thy</i> loins strong, fortify <i>thy</i> power mightily.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Jeremiah 4:5</a></b></br> Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/8-14.htm">Jeremiah 8:14</a></b></br> Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nahum/1-10.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/nahum/1-10.htm">Drunken</a> <a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-6.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-10.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/nahum/1-10.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/nahum/1-7.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/nahum/1-7.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Search</a> <a href="/nahum/3-7.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/nahum/3-9.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/nahum/2-1.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/nahum/1-7.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-12.htm">Swoon</a> <a href="/nahum/1-10.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Drunken</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-15.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-4.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-3.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-12.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Search</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-6.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-11.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/nahum/3-12.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-10.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Swoon</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-5.htm">Wine</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>You too will become drunk</b><br />The phrase "You too will become drunk" is a metaphorical expression used to describe the impending judgment and disorientation that Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, will experience. In the Hebrew context, drunkenness often symbolizes a state of confusion and helplessness. Historically, Assyria was known for its might and dominance, but Nahum prophesies that they will be brought low, akin to a person who has lost control due to intoxication. This imagery serves as a stark contrast to their former power, highlighting the totality of their impending downfall.<p><b>you will go into hiding</b><br />The phrase "you will go into hiding" suggests a state of fear and vulnerability. In ancient times, cities like Nineveh were fortified and seemingly impregnable. However, Nahum predicts that the Assyrians will be so overwhelmed by their enemies that they will be forced to abandon their strongholds and seek concealment. This reflects a reversal of fortunes, where the once-dominant empire is reduced to a state of cowardice and retreat. Theologically, it underscores the theme of divine justice, where the proud are humbled.<p><b>and seek refuge from the enemy</b><br />"And seek refuge from the enemy" indicates a desperate search for safety and protection. The Assyrians, who were once the aggressors, are now portrayed as the pursued. This phrase emphasizes the completeness of their defeat, as they are unable to withstand the onslaught of their adversaries. In the broader scriptural context, this serves as a reminder of the sovereignty of God over nations. Despite human power and ambition, it is ultimately God who determines the rise and fall of empires. The call to seek refuge also has spiritual implications, pointing to the need for individuals to find their ultimate security in God rather than in worldly power.<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 prophesies its downfall.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nahum.htm">Nahum</a></b><br>A prophet who delivers God's message of judgment against Nineveh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrian_empire.htm">Assyrian Empire</a></b><br>A dominant ancient empire known for its military prowess and harsh treatment of conquered peoples.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The overarching theme of Nahum, emphasizing divine retribution against sin and injustice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_nineveh.htm">Enemies of Nineveh</a></b><br>The forces that would eventually conquer and destroy Nineveh, fulfilling Nahum's prophecy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's justice is inevitable and impartial. Just as Nineveh faced consequences for its actions, so too will all who oppose God's righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_security.htm">The Illusion of Security</a></b><br>Earthly power and fortifications cannot protect against divine judgment. True security is found in obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a></b><br>The call to repentance is urgent. Like Nineveh, individuals and nations must humble themselves before God to avoid judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin leads to downfall and disgrace. The imagery of drunkenness symbolizes the loss of control and impending disaster due to sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God is in control of history and nations. His plans will come to pass, and His purposes will be fulfilled.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nahum/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11, 12) <span class= "bld">Thou also shalt be drunken</span>.--Nineveh also shall be <span class= "ital">drunken</span> with the cup of God's wrath (see <a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm" title="You are filled with shame for glory: drink you also, and let your foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD's right hand shall be turned to you, and shameful spewing shall be on your glory.">Habakkuk 2:16</a>), yea, <span class= "ital">hid</span> from recollection, so that men shall ask, "Where is Nineveh?" (Comp. <a href="/nahum/2-11.htm" title="Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?">Nahum 2:11</a>.) She, too, shall vainly <span class= "ital">seek a fortress</span> (Authorised Version, "strength") to give her shelter, all her own strongholds having fallen as easily as the ripe fruit from the fig-tree.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nahum/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou also shalt be drunken.</span> Nahum makes the application: The fate of Thebes shall be thine, O Nineveh. Thou shalt drink to the full the cup of God's wrath (see note on Obadiah 1:16; and comp. <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15, 17, 27</a>). The metaphor indicates the effect of some overwhelming calamity that makes men reel with terror or stupefies them with amazement. <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt be hid;</span> <span class="accented">thou shalt be powerless</span>, or <span class="accented">reduced to nothing</span>; <span class="greek">Ασῃ ὑπερεωραμένη</span>,"Thou shalt be despised" (Septuagint); <span class="accented">Eris despecta</span> (Vulgate). Nineveh, which was taken and destroyed between <span class="date">B.C. 626</span> and 608, was so effectually "hidden" that its very site was discovered only in late years, and its monuments have only been partially disinterred after immense labour. <span class="cmt_word">Thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy;</span> or, <span class="accented">thou also shalt</span> seek a <span class="accented">stronghold from the enemy.</span> As the Egyptians fled for refuge from one place to another (see note on ver. 10), so shall the Assyrians attempt in vain to escape the enemy. History records that they endeavoured to effect a retreat from Nineveh during the siege (see Introduction, § I.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nahum/3-11.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">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֣תְּ</span> <span class="translit">(’at)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">too</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will become drunk;</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁכְּרִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·kə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7937.htm">Strong's 7937: </a> </span><span class="str2">To become tipsy, to satiate with a, stimulating drink, influence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You will go</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּהִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(tə·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into hiding</span><br /><span class="heb">נַֽעֲלָמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(na·‘ă·lā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5956.htm">Strong's 5956: </a> </span><span class="str2">To veil from sight, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seek</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּבַקְשִׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḇaq·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">refuge</span><br /><span class="heb">מָע֖וֹז</span> <span class="translit">(mā·‘ō·wz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4581.htm">Strong's 4581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A place or means of safety, protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the enemy.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאוֹיֵֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ō·w·yêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nahum/3-11.htm">Nahum 3:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nahum/3-11.htm">Nahum 3:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nahum/3-11.htm">Nahum 3:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nahum/3-11.htm">Nahum 3:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nahum/3-11.htm">Nahum 3:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nahum/3-11.htm">Nahum 3:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nahum/3-11.htm">Nahum 3:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nahum/3-11.htm">Nahum 3:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nahum/3-11.htm">Nahum 3:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nahum/3-11.htm">Nahum 3:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nahum/3-11.htm">OT Prophets: Nahum 3:11 You also will be drunken (Nah. 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