Nahum 3:1

Nahum 3:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
• New International Version (NIV)Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without victims!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Woe to the bloody city, all full of lies and plunder— no end to the prey!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery. Its victim never departs.

Context of Nahum 3:1

Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey. 2The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot! 3Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end— they stumble over their dead—

Nahum 3:1 word by word

ה֖וֹי עִ֣יר דָּמִ֑ים כֻּלָּ֗הּ כַּ֤חַשׁ פֶּ֙רֶק֙ מְלֵאָ֔ה לֹ֥א יָמִ֖ישׁ טָֽרֶף׃Read the interlinear

• Woeהוֹיhôy · woe!H1945
• to the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• fullכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• of liesכַּ֫חַשׁkachash · lieH3585
• full ofמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
• plunderפֶּ֫רֶקpereq · plunderH6563
• neverלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• withoutמוּשׁmûsh · to removeH4185
• preyטֶ֫רֶףţereph · preyH2964

Cross-references for Nahum 3:1

• Isaiah 24:9They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
• Ezekiel 22:2“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations
• Ezekiel 24:6Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.
• Habakkuk 2:12Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!
• Zephaniah 3:1Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!
• Nahum 2:12The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.
• Isaiah 17:14In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.
• Isaiah 42:24Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law.
• Hosea 4:2Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

Commentaries on Nahum 3:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Wo to the bloody city! - Nineveh: the threatenings against which are continued in a strain of invective, astonishing for its richness, variety, and energy. One may hear and see the whip crack, the horses prancing, the wheels rumbling, the chariots bounding after the galloping steeds; the reflection from the drawn and highly polished swords; and the hurled spears, like gashes of lightning, dazzling the eyes; the slain lying in heaps, and horses and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Woe to the bloody city - Literally, “city of bloods”, i. e., of manifold bloodshedding, built and founded in blood Habakkuk 2:12; Jeremiah 22:13, as the prosperity of the world ever is. Murder, oppression, wresting of judgment, war out of covetousness, grinding or neglect of the poor, make it “a city of bloods.” Nineveh, or the world, is a city of the devil, as opposed to the “city of God.”: “Two sorts of love have made two sorts of cities; the earthly…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The sins and judgments of Nineveh. (1-7) Its utter destruction. (8-19) Verses 1-7 When proud sinners are brought down, others should learn not to lift themselves up. The fall of this great city should be a lesson to private persons, who increase wealth by fraud and oppression. They are preparing enemies for themselves; and if the Lord sees good to punish them in this world, they will have none to pity them. Every man who seeks his own prosperity, safety…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1city of blood: The Assyrians' extreme cruelty is well documented. They cut off body parts like noses, ears, hands, and feet. They executed people by impaling them on stakes. They piled severed heads in front of besieged city gates. They sometimes blinded victims and stripped their skin while still alive.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-191. the bloody city!--literally, "city of blood," namely, shed by Nineveh; just so now her own blood is to be shed. robbery--violence [Maurer]. Extortion [Grotius]. the prey departeth not--Nineveh never ceases to live by rapine. Or, the Hebrew verb is transitive, "she (Nineveh) does not make the prey depart"; she ceases not to plunder.Read the comment

Topics related to Nahum 3:1

• Dishonesty
• Falsehood
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Depart
• Nahum, Book of
• Rattling
• Assyria
• Bloody
• Nahum; the Book of
• Robber; Robbery

Commentaries on Nahum 3

• 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