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

5The army leader chooses his best soldiers to go forward. They almost fall as they run! They hurry to the city wall and they prepare to attack. 6They open the river gates and the water rushes into the city. It destroys the palace. Nineveh's people must be led away to another country. They are ashamed. Her female slaves cry like doves and they hit themselves. 8Nineveh is like a pool of water. But now its people run away, like water that is pouring away. ‘Stop, stop!’ they shout, but nobody comes back. 9Take the silver. Take the gold. The city has so many valuable things.

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 38:14I cry like a swallow. I make a sad noise like a dove. My eyes are weak as I look up to heaven for help. Lord God, save me from my trouble!
• Isaiah 59:11We all make a noise, like hungry bears. We make sad noises, like doves. We are waiting for God to bring justice to us, but nothing is happening. We look for his salvation, but it is still far away.
• Luke 23:27A very large crowd of people were following Jesus. There were many women among them. They were crying with loud voices. They were weeping and crying because they were very sad.

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