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Text -- Nahum 2:1-5 (NET)
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Proclamation of the Destruction of Nineveh
2:1 The watchmen of Nineveh shout: “An enemy who will scatter you is marching out to attack you !” “Guard the rampart ! Watch the road ! Prepare yourselves for battle! Muster your mighty strength !”
2:2 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 .
Prophetic Vision of the Fall of Nineveh
2:3 The shields of his warriors are dyed red ; the mighty soldiers are dressed in scarlet garments . The metal fittings of the chariots shine like fire on the day of battle ; the soldiers brandish their spears .
2:4 The chariots race madly through the streets , they rush back and forth in the broad plazas ; they look like lightning bolts , they dash here and there like flashes of lightning .
2:5 The commander orders his officers ; they stumble as they advance ; they rush to the city wall and they set up the covered siege tower .
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NET Notes -> Nah 2:1; Nah 2:1; Nah 2:1; Nah 2:1; Nah 2:1; Nah 2:1; Nah 2:1; Nah 2:1; Nah 2:1; Nah 2:2; Nah 2:2; Nah 2:2; Nah 2:2; Nah 2:2; Nah 2:2; Nah 2:2; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:3; Nah 2:4; Nah 2:4; Nah 2:4; Nah 2:4; Nah 2:4; Nah 2:4; Nah 2:4; Nah 2:5; Nah 2:5; Nah 2:5; Nah 2:5; Nah 2:5; Nah 2:5; Nah 2:5; Nah 2:5; Nah 2:5; Nah 2:5; Nah 2:5; Nah 2:5
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NET Notes: Nah 2:2 Heb “their vine-branches.” The term “vine-branches” is a figurative expression (synecdoche of part for the whole) representing...
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NET Notes: Nah 2:4 Or simply, “like lightning.” The term “lightning flash” (בָּרָק, baraq) is often used to c...
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