Nahum 3:3

Nahum 3:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
• New International Version (NIV)Charging cavalry, flashing swords and glittering spears! Many casualties, piles of dead, bodies without number, people stumbling over the corpses—
• English Standard Version (ESV)Horsemen charging, flashing sword and glittering spear, hosts of slain, heaps of corpses, dead bodies without end— they stumble over the bodies!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Horsemen charge with bright sword and glittering spear. There is a multitude of slain, A great number of bodies, Countless corpses— They stumble over the corpses—

Context of Nahum 3:3

1Woe to the bloody city, completely full of lies and pillage; Her prey does not leave. 2The sound of the whip, The sound of the roar of the wheel, Galloping horses And bounding chariots! Horsemen charging, Swords flashing, spears gleaming, Many killed, a mass of corpses, And there is no end to the dead bodies-- They stumble over the dead bodies! 4All because of the many sexual acts of the prostitute, The charming one, the mistress of sorceries, Who sells nations by her sexual acts, And families by her sorceries. 5“Behold, I am against you,” declares the Lord of armies; “And I will lift up your skirts over your face, And show the nations your nakedness, And the kingdoms your shame.

Nahum 3:3 word by word

פָּרָ֣שׁ מַעֲלֶ֗ה וְלַ֤הַב חֶ֙רֶב֙ וּבְרַ֣ק חֲנִ֔ית וְרֹ֥ב חָלָ֖ל וְכֹ֣בֶד פָּ֑גֶר וְאֵ֥ין קֵ֙צֶה֙ לַגְּוִיָּ֔ה וְכָשְׁל֖וּ בִּגְוִיָּתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
• chargingעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• Swordsחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• flashingלַ֫הַבlahab · flameH3851
• spearsחֲנִיתchănîyth · spearH2595
• gleamingבָּרָקbârâq · lightningH1300
• Manyרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• killedחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
• a massכֹּ֫בֶדkôbed · heavinessH3514
• of corpsesפֶּ֫גֶרpeger · corpseH6297
• And thereאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• endקֵ֫צֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• They stumbleכָּשַׁלkâshal · to stumbleH3782

Cross-references for Nahum 3:3

• Nahum 2:4The chariots drive wildly in the streets, They rush around in the public squares; Their appearance is like torches, They drive back and forth like lightning flashes.
• Genesis 3:24So He drove the man out; and at the east of the Garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.
• Habakkuk 3:11Sun and moon stood in their lofty places; They went away at the light of Your arrows, At the radiance of Your flashing spear.
• Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when the rest got up early in the morning, behold, all of the 185,000 were dead.
• Ezekiel 31:3Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon With beautiful branches and forest shade, And very high, And its top was among the clouds.
• Ezekiel 39:4You will fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops, and the peoples who are with you; I will give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and animal of the field.

Commentaries on Nahum 3:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The horseman lifteth up - Rather, “leading up: the flash of the sword, and the lightning of the spear.” Thus, there are, in all, seven inroads, seven signs, before the complete destruction of Nineveh or the world; as, in the Revelations, all the forerunners of the Judgment of the Great Day are summed up under the voice of seven trumpets and seven vials. Rup.: “God shall not use homes and chariots and other instruments of war, such as are here spoken of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3These short, abrupt phrases show how shocking it was to see and hear the battle as it happened. Assyrian chariots and charioteers were feared in many lands because of their speed and power.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. horseman--distinct from "the horses" (in the chariots, Na 3:2). lifteth up--denoting readiness for fight [Ewald]. Gesenius translates, "lifteth up (literally, 'makes to ascend') his horse." Similarly Maurer, "makes his horse to rise up on his hind feet." Vulgate translates, "ascending," that is, making his horse to advance up to the assault. This last is perhaps better than English Version. the bright sword and the glittering spear--literally, "the…Read the comment

Topics related to Nahum 3:3

• War

In the dictionaries

• Blade
• Depart
• Rattling
• Armor; Arms
• Army
• Assyria
• Carcass; Carcase
• Glitter; Glittering
• Heap
• Nahum; the Book of

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