Nahum 3:10

Nahum 3:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
• New International Version (NIV)Yet she was taken captive and went into exile. Her infants were dashed to pieces at every street corner. Lots were cast for her nobles, and all her great men were put in chains.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity; her infants were dashed in pieces at the head of every street; for her honored men lots were cast, and all her great men were bound in chains.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet she was carried away, She went into captivity; Her young children also were dashed to pieces At the head of every street; They cast lots for her honorable men, And all her great men were bound in chains.

Context of Nahum 3:10

8Remember the city of Thebes that was near the River Nile. It had water all round it. The river kept it safe, like a wall. Nineveh is not better than Thebes was. 9The countries of Ethiopia and Egypt were strong friends. And Put and Libya were strong friends too. But the enemies of Thebes took its people away and they made them slaves. They cut their babies to pieces in every street. They played games with the great men from Thebes and they put them in iron chains. 11You will be like a man who has drunk too much alcohol. And you will try to hide. You will try to get help from your enemy. 12All your strong places are like fig trees. They will fall very easily when the enemies shake them. And your valuable things will be like figs that fall into people's mouths.

Nahum 3:10 word by word

גַּם־הִ֗יא לַגֹּלָה֙ הָלְכָ֣ה בַשֶּׁ֔בִי גַּ֧ם עֹלָלֶ֛יהָ יְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ כָּל־חוּצ֑וֹת וְעַל־נִכְבַּדֶּ֙יהָ֙ יַדּ֣וּ גוֹרָ֔ל וְכָל־גְּדוֹלֶ֖יהָ רֻתְּק֥וּ בַזִּקִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• she carried awayגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
• she wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• into captivityשְׁבִיshebîy · captivityH7628
• her young childrenעוֹלֵל‛ôlêl ‛ôlâl · infantH5768
• also were dashed in piecesרָטַשׁrâţash · to dash in piecesH7376
• at the topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• of all the streetsחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• and they castיָדַדyâdad · to cast a lotH3032
• lotsגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• for her honourable menכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
• and all her great menגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• were boundרָתַקrâthaq · to bindH7576
• in chainsזֵקzîyqâh ziq zêq · fetterH2131

Cross-references for Nahum 3:10

• Psalms 33:16A great army will not save their king. A soldier does not stay alive because he is strong.
• Isaiah 20:4The king of Assyria will take away people from Egypt as prisoners. He will do the same thing to the people of Cush. Young people and old people will go as prisoners to Assyria. They will not wear any clothes or shoes. People will see their bare bodies. The Egyptians will be very ashamed.
• 2 Kings 8:12So Hazael asked him, ‘Why are you weeping, my master?’ Elisha replied, ‘Because I know that you will cause great trouble for Israel's people. You will destroy their strong cities with fire. You will fight their young men and you will kill them. You will knock down their children to kill them. You will cut open their pregnant women.’
• Psalms 137:8People of Babylon, an army will soon destroy you! They will punish you in the same way that you punished us. May God bless whoever does that to you!
• Isaiah 13:6Weep, because the day of the Lord is near. That is the time when God Almighty will destroy his enemies.
• Hosea 13:16Samaria's people are guilty and they will receive their punishment. They have turned against their God. They will die in war. Cruel enemies will kill their young children. Soldiers will cut open their pregnant women.
• Amos 1:13The Lord says, ‘The people in Ammon have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them. People from Ammon fought against the people in Gilead. Ammon's people wanted to get more land for themselves. While they were killing people there, they also cut pregnant women open.
• Lamentations 2:19Stand up and pray for God's help. Talk to God all night. Pour out your words and thoughts to the Lord as you pour out water from a jar. Lift up your hands to him, and ask him to save the lives of your children. They fall down to die at the end of every street because they are so hungry.
• Lamentations 4:1Look! The gold has stopped shining! Look how the best gold has changed! The valuable stones from the Holy Place lie at the end of every street!
• Joel 3:3They played games to win my people. They gave boys to buy women to have sex with them. They sold girls so that they could get wine to drink.
• Obadiah 1:11Men from other countries came into Jerusalem. They took away all the good things from Jerusalem. They played a game for the best things. You were as bad as they were. You did not help the Israelites.

Commentaries on Nahum 3:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10They cast lots for her honorable men - This refers still to the city called populous No. And the custom of casting lots among the commanders, for the prisoners which they had taken, is here referred to. Great men were bound in chains - These were reserved to grace the triumph of the victor.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Yet was she - (also ) carried away, literally, “She also became an exile band,” her people were carried away, with all the barbarities of pagan war. All, through whom she might recover, were destroyed or scattered abroad; “the young,” the hope of another age, cruelly destroyed (see Hosea 14:1-9; Isaiah 13:16; 2 Kings 8:12); “her honorable men” enslaved (see Joel 3:3), “all her great men prisoners.” God‘s judgments are executed step by step. Assyria…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-19Verses 8-19 Strong-holds, even the strongest, are no defence against the judgments of God. They shall be unable to do any thing for themselves. The Chaldeans and Medes would devour the land like canker-worms. The Assyrians also would be eaten up by their own numerous hired troops, which seem to be meant by the word rendered "merchants." Those that have done evil to their neighbours, will find it come home to them. Nineveh, and many other cities, states…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10The Assyrians, led by King Ashurbanipal, conquered Thebes in 663 BC. Before this, Thebes seemed unbeatable with strong defenses and support from Egypt and its allies: Ethiopia, Put (possibly the legendary land of Punt, located near what is now coastal Somalia), and Libya. However, these allies did not protect Thebes effectively. infants were dashed to pieces: In the ancient world, conquering armies sometimes killed the infants of their enemies. This cruel…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Notwithstanding all her might, she was overcome. cast lots for her honourable men--They divided them among themselves by lot, as slaves (Joe 3:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Nahum 3:10

• War

In the dictionaries

• Captive
• Depart
• Ethiopia
• Prophecy
• Rattling
• Captivity
• Nahum; the Book of
• Siege

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