Nahum 2:7

Nahum 2:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
• New International Version (NIV)It is decreed that Nineveh be exiled and carried away. Her female slaves moan like doves and beat on their breasts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)its mistress is stripped; she is carried off, her slave girls lamenting, moaning like doves and beating their breasts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It is decreed: She shall be led away captive, She shall be brought up; And her maidservants shall lead her as with the voice of doves, Beating their breasts.

Context of Nahum 2:7

5He remembers and summons his nobles; They stumble in their march [terrified because of the attack]. They hurry to the city wall, And the mantelet is prepared and firmly set up. 6The gates of the rivers [surrounding Nineveh] are opened And the palace [of sun-dried brick] is dissolved [by the torrents]. It is decreed: Nineveh is stripped, and she is carried away, And her handmaids are moaning like the sound of doves, Beating on their breasts [in sorrow]. 8Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days, Now her inhabitants are fleeing; “Stop! Stop!” [a few cry,] But no one turns back. 9Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! For there is no end to the treasure— Wealth from every precious object.

Nahum 2:7 word by word

וְהֻצַּ֖ב גֻּלְּתָ֣ה הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָה וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ מְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙ כְּק֣וֹל יוֹנִ֔ים מְתֹפְפֹ֖ת עַל־לִבְבֵהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Huzzabנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
• shall be led away captiveגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: uncoverH1540
• she shall be brought upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• and her maidsאָמָה'âmâh · maidservantH519
• shall leadנָהַגnâhag · to moanH5090
• as with the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of dovesיוֹנָהyônâh · doveH3123
• taberingתָּפַףtâphaph · to beatH8608
• upon their breastsלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824

Cross-references for Nahum 2:7

• Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow, like a crane, so I chirp; I coo like a dove. My eyes look wistfully upward; O Lord, I am oppressed, take my side and be my security.
• Isaiah 59:11We all groan and growl like bears, And coo sadly like doves; We hope for justice, but there is none, For salvation, but it is far from us.
• Luke 23:27Following Him was a large crowd of the people, including women who were mourning and wailing for Him.

Commentaries on Nahum 2:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7And Huzzab shall be led away captive - Perhaps Huzzab means the queen of Nineveh, who had escaped the burning mentioned above by Diodorus. As there is no account of the queen being burnt, but only of the king, the concubines, and the eunuchs, we may, therefore, naturally conclude that the queen escaped; and is represented here as brought up and delivered to the conqueror; her maids at the same time bewailing her lot. Some think Huzzab signifies Nineveh…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The first word should he rendered, “And it is decreed; She shall be laid bare. It is decreed.” All this took place, otherwise than man would have thought, because it was the will of God. She (the people of the city, under the figure of a captive woman) “shall be laid bare,” in shame, to her reproach; “she shall be brought up”, to judgment, or from Nineveh as being now sunk low and depressed; “and her maids,” the lesser cities, as female attendants on the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Because God had decreed Nineveh’s exile, it would certainly happen. beat upon their breasts: This was a common sign of mourning. People did this to show sorrow and regret (see, for example, Luke 18:13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Huzzab--the name of the queen of Nineveh, from a Hebrew root implying that she stood by the king (Psa 45:9), [Vatablus]. Rather, Nineveh personified as a queen. She who had long stood in the most supreme prosperity. Similarly Calvin. Maurer makes it not a proper name, and translates, "It is established," or "determined" (compare Ge 41:32). English Version is more supported by the parallelism. led away captive--The Hebrew requires rather, "she is laid…Read the comment

Topics related to Nahum 2:7

• Huzzab

In the dictionaries

• Devour
• Empty
• Hole
• Justle
• Mightily
• Nineveh
• Rage
• Raven
• Smite
• Tabering

Commentaries on Nahum 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings