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

8Are you better than No-amon, Which was situated by the canals of the Nile, With water surrounding her, Whose rampart was the sea, Whose wall consisted of the sea? 9Ethiopia was her might, Egypt too, without limits. Put and Lubim were among her helpers. Yet she became an exile, She went into captivity; Also her small children were smashed to pieces At the head of every street; They cast lots for her honorable men, And all her great men were bound with shackles. 11You too will become drunk, You will be hidden. You too will search for a refuge from the enemy. 12All your fortifications are fig trees with ripe fruit-- When shaken, they fall into the eater’s mouth.

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

• Yetגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• became an exileגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
• She wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• into captivityשְׁבִיshebîy · captivityH7628
• small childrenעוֹלֵל‛ôlêl ‛ôlâl · infantH5768
• were smashedרָטַשׁrâţash · to dash in piecesH7376
• At the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• of everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• streetחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• castיָדַדyâdad · to cast a lotH3032
• lotsגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• for her honorableכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
• her greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• menגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• were boundרָתַקrâthaq · to bindH7576

Cross-references for Nahum 3:10

• Psalms 33:16The king is not saved by a mighty army; A warrior is not rescued by great strength.
• Isaiah 20:4so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
• 2 Kings 8:12And Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” And he answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel: you will set their fortified cities on fire, you will kill their young men with the sword, their little ones you will smash to pieces, and you will rip up their pregnant women.”
• Psalms 137:8Daughter of Babylon, you devastated one, Blessed will be one who repays you With the retribution with which you have repaid us.
• Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the day of the Lord is near! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
• Hosea 13:16Samaria will pay the penalty for her guilt, Because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword, Their children will be slaughtered, And their pregnant women will be ripped open.
• Amos 1:13This is what the Lord says: “For three offenses of the sons of Ammon, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead In order to enlarge their borders.
• Lamentations 2:19Arise, whimper in the night At the beginning of the night watches; Pour out your heart like water Before the presence of the Lord; Raise your hands to Him For the life of your little ones Who languish because of hunger At the head of every street.
• Lamentations 4:1How dark the gold has become, How the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones are spilled out At the corner of every street.
• Joel 3:3They have also cast lots for My people, Traded a boy for a prostitute, And sold a girl for wine so that they may drink.
• Obadiah 1:11On the day that you stood aloof, On the day that strangers carried off his wealth, And foreigners entered his gate And cast lots for Jerusalem-- You too were as one of them.

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