Nahum 3:7

Nahum 3:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
• New International Version (NIV)All who see you will flee from you and say, ‘Nineveh is in ruins—who will mourn for her?’ Where can I find anyone to comfort you?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all who look at you will shrink from you and say, "Wasted is Nineveh; who will grieve for her?" Where shall I seek comforters for you?
• New King James Version (NKJV)It shall come to pass that all who look upon you Will flee from you, and say, ‘Nineveh is laid waste! Who will bemoan her?’ Where shall I seek comforters for you?”

Context of Nahum 3:7

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. 6I will throw filth on you And declare you worthless, And set you up as a spectacle. And it will come about that all who see you Will shrink from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated! Who will have sympathy for her?’ Where shall I seek comforters for you?” 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.

Nahum 3:7 word by word

וְהָיָ֤ה כָל־רֹאַ֙יִךְ֙ יִדּ֣וֹד מִמֵּ֔ךְ וְאָמַר֙ שָׁדְּדָ֣ה נִֽינְוֵ֔ה מִ֖י יָנ֣וּד לָ֑הּ מֵאַ֛יִן אֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ מְנַחֲמִ֖ים לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• And it will comeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• that allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• who seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• shrinkנָדַדnâdad · to wanderH5074
• from you and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Ninevehנִינְוֵהnîynevêh · NinevehH5210
• is devastatedשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
• Whoמִיmîy · who?H4310
• will haveנוּדnûd · to wanderH5110
• Whereאַ֫יִן'ayin · where?H370
• shall I seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• comfortersנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162

Cross-references for Nahum 3:7

• Numbers 16:34Then all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth might swallow us!”
• Jeremiah 51:9We applied healing to Babylon, but she was not healed; Abandon her and let’s each go to his own country, For her judgment has reached to heaven And it rises to the clouds.
• Revelation 18:10standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’
• Nahum 2:9Plunder the silver, Plunder the gold! For there is no end to the treasure-- Wealth from every kind of desirable object.
• Jeremiah 51:41“How Sheshak has been captured, And the praise of the whole earth has been seized! How Babylon has become an object of horror among the nations!
• Revelation 18:16saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls;
• Isaiah 51:19These two things have happened to you; Who will mourn for you? The devastation and destruction, famine and sword; How shall I comfort you?
• Jeremiah 15:5“Indeed, who will have pity on you, Jerusalem, Or who will mourn for you, Or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?
• Lamentations 2:13How shall I admonish you? What shall I compare to you, Daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I liken to you as I comfort you, Virgin daughter of Zion? For your collapse is as vast as the sea; Who can heal you?

Commentaries on Nahum 3:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Who will bemoan her? - In such cases, who pities the delinquent? She has been the occasion of ruin to multitudes, and now she is deservedly exposed and punished. And so it should be thought concerning Nineveh.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7All they that look upon thee shall flee from thee - through terror, lest they should share her plagues, as Israel did, when the earth swallowed up Korah, Dathan and Abiram; and they who “had been made rich by Babylon, stand ajar off, for the fear of her torment. All they who look on thee” Revelation 18:15. She was set as a thing to be “gazed at.” He tells the effect on the gazers. “Each one who so gazed” at her should flee; one by one, they should gaze…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. all ... that look upon thee--when thou hast been made "a gazing stock" (Na 3:6). shall flee from thee--as a thing horrible to look upon. Compare "standing afar off," Re 18:10. whence shall I seek comforters for thee?--Compare Is 51:19, which Nahum had before his mind.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Nineveh
• Nineveh, Ninevite
• Depart
• Rattling
• Daughter
• 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