Nahum 2:9

Nahum 2:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
• New International Version (NIV)Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! The supply is endless, the wealth from all its treasures!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Plunder the silver, plunder the gold! There is no end of the treasure or of the wealth of all precious things.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Take spoil of silver! Take spoil of gold! There is no end of treasure, Or wealth of every desirable prize.

Context of Nahum 2:9

7It is fixed: She is stripped, she is carried away, And her handmaids are moaning like the sound of doves, Beating on their breasts. 8Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days, Now they are fleeing; “Stop, stop,” But no one turns back. Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! For there is no limit to the treasure-- Wealth from every kind of desirable object. 10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and waste! Hearts are melting and knees knocking! Also anguish is in the whole body And all their faces are grown pale! 11Where is the den of the lions And the feeding place of the young lions, Where the lion, lioness and lion’s cub prowled, With nothing to disturb them?

Nahum 2:9 word by word

בֹּ֥זּוּ כֶ֖סֶף בֹּ֣זּוּ זָהָ֑ב וְאֵ֥ין קֵ֙צֶה֙ לַתְּכוּנָ֔ה כָּבֹ֕ד מִכֹּ֖ל כְּלִ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Plunderבָּזַזbâzaz · to plunderH962
• the silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• For thereאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• limitקֵ֫צֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• to the treasureתְּכוּנָהtekûnâh · placeH8499
• from everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• kind of desirableחֶמְדָּהchemdâh · desireH2532
• objectכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627

Cross-references for Nahum 2:9

• Isaiah 33:1Woe to you, O destroyer, While you were not destroyed; And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed; As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.
• Jeremiah 51:56For the destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon, And her mighty men will be captured, Their bows are shattered; For the Lord is a God of recompense, He will fully repay.
• Nahum 2:12The lion tore enough for his cubs, Killed enough for his lionesses, And filled his lairs with prey And his dens with torn flesh.
• 2 Chronicles 36:10At the turn of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon with the valuable articles of the house of the Lord, and he made his kinsman Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 25:34Wail, you shepherds, and cry; And wallow in ashes, you masters of the flock; For the days of your slaughter and your dispersions have come, And you will fall like a choice vessel.
• Ezekiel 26:12Also they will make a spoil of your riches and a prey of your merchandise, break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses, and throw your stones and your timbers and your debris into the water.
• Daniel 11:8Also their gods with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold he will take into captivity to Egypt, and he on his part will refrain from attacking the king of the North for some years.

Commentaries on Nahum 2:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Take ye the spoil - Though the king burnt his treasures, vestments, etc., he could not totally destroy the silver and the gold. Nor did he burn the riches of the city; these fell a prey to the conquerors; and there was no end of the store of glorious garments, and the most costly vessels and furniture.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold - Nineveh had not hearkened of old to the voice of the prophet, but had turned back to sin; it cannot hearken now, for fear. He turns to the spoiler to whom God‘s judgments assigned her, and who is too ready to hear. The gold and silver, which the last Assyrian King had gathered into the palace which he fired, was mostly removed (the story says, treacherously) to Babylon. Arbaces is said to have borne…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The great wealth from other nations came into the Assyrian capital through trade, tribute, and spoils, but it vanished quickly. Ruthless aggression and wickedness may succeed for a short time, but they will eventually face destruction (Proverbs 13:22; Obadiah 1:15; Luke 12:16–20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. silver ... gold--The conquerors are summoned to plunder the city. Nineveh's riches arose from the annual tribute paid by so many subject states, as well as from its extensive merchandise (Na 3:16; Eze 27:23, 24). store--accumulated by the plunder of subject nations. It is remarkable, that while small articles of value (bronze inlaid with gold, gems, seals, and alabaster vases) are found in the ruins of Nineveh, there are is none of gold and silver…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Devour
• Empty
• Gold
• Hole
• Justle
• Mightily
• Nineveh
• Prophecy
• Rage
• Raven

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