Nahum 2:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He shall recount his worthies:b they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. ”

Nahum 2:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He shall recount his worthies - The Assyrian king wakes as out of a sleep, literally, “he remembers his mighty men” (as Nahum 3:18 ; Judges 5:13 ; Nehemiah 3:5 ); “they stumble in their walk,”...
Nahum 2:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(f) He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. (f) Then the Assyrians will seek by all means to ga...
Nahum 2:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nahum 1:11 ; Nahum 1:14 ; Nahum 2:1 ; Nahum 2:3-13 . The Fall of Nineveh. Nahum 1:11-14 . In days gone by there went out of Nineveh one that planned villainous devices against Yahweh and His...
Nahum 2:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

He. The king of Assyria ( Nahum 3:18 ). recount . bethink himself of. worthies . nobles, who may assemble their troops; as in Nahum 3:18 . Jdg 5:13. 2 Chronicles 23:20 . in their walk . as...
Nahum 2:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Some interpreters explain this also of the Chaldeans: The king of Babylon then shall remember his mighty men; that is, shall recount his forces and whatever strength he will have under his powe...
Nahum 2:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. He shall recount his worthies - Muster up his most renow...
Nahum 2:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. The Assyrian preparations for defense. He - t...
Nahum 2:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Attack and Conquest of Nineveh 1. Description of the attack begins, and Nineveh is called upon to face the invader. 'He that breaketh in pieces is come up against thee; Guard the watch, look out...
Nahum 2:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the defence shall be prepared. — Better, but [there] the storming-shed has been prepared. Here the surprise and disorder of Nineveh is more plainly portrayed. The Assyrian king bethinks him...
Nahum 2:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE SIEGE AND FALL OF NINEVEH Nahum 2:1-13 ; Nahum 3:1-19 THE scene now changes from the presence and awful arsenal of the Almighty to the historical consummation of His vengeance. Nahum fores...
Nahum 2:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Cruel City to be Overthrown Nahum 2:1-13 This is a prophetic foreview of the overthrow of Nineveh by the Medo-Babylonians. God had used her for the chastisement of His people; now, in turn, s...
Nahum 2:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having thus announced the verdict, the prophet described the process of vengeance. He declared that the "hammer" had come up against Nineveh, and ironically advised her to prepare. He then detailed t...
Nahum 2:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

After the observations I ventured to make on the preceding verses, I do not think it needful to dissect the several parts of the subject contained in this whole paragraph. If I mistake not, the Lord...
Nahum 2:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE STRENGTH OF NINEVEH ‘The defence shall be prepared.’ Nahum 2:5 In Chapter s 2 and 3 of Nahum, we have his whole prophecy proper. In them we are presented with a vivid and striking pictur...
Nahum 2:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He shall recount his worthies ,.... Either the dasher in pieces, Nahum 2:1 , the kings of Babylon and Media, shall call together their general officers, and muster the forces under then, and put th...
Nahum 2:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. Ver. 5. He shall recount his worthies ] Or gallants,...
Nahum 2:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He The enemy that attacks Nineveh, namely, the king of Babylon; shall recount his worthies Shall select some of his choicest troops for the siege of it. They shall stumble in their walk They sh...
Nahum 2:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Judgment of Nineveh. B. C. 710. 1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy fa...
Nahum 2:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This verse may indifferently refer either to Nineveh and its king making their defence, or to the Chaldeans and their king maintaining the siege; both act with rigour and diligence. Recount ; muster...
Nahum 2:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES . Nahum 2:2 .] The Lord hath chastised Judah and Israel, and permitted the enemy to triumph; now the excellency of Israel, the former independence, shall be restored. Emptied]...
Nahum 2:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nahum 2:2 . The excellency of Jacob. The Vulgate reads as the Hebrew, the pride of Jacob, and the pride of Israel, which the Lord punished by the Assyrians. Now the same just God comes to punish t...
Nahum 2:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

The shield of His mighty men is made red. The downfall of Nineveh, as illustrative of the Divine and the human dements in revelation There are two elements in the Bible, the Divine and the huma...
Nahum 2:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Nahum 2:1-34 Part II . THE EXECUTION OF THE DECREE ; THE DESTRUCTION OF NINEVEH DESCRIBED . Nahum 2:1-34 § 1. Nineveh shall be besieged, because God is...
Nahum 2:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nahum Chapter 2 (Chapter 1:15-2:13.). The Conquest, Plundering, and Destruction of Nineveh. The conquerors of Nineveh would be Jehovah's instruments, who would effect the destruction of the cit...
Nahum 2:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 21:5 ; Isaiah 5:27 ; Jeremiah 46:12 ; Jeremiah 50:29 ; Jeremiah 51:27 ; Jeremiah 51:28 ; Nahum 3:3
Nahum 2:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He — The king of Babylon. His worthies — Approved officers and commanders. Stumble — Shew such forwardness, that they shall not stand to pick their way. They — The Assyrians to defend, the Chaldean...

Nahum 2:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nahum 2:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Nahum 2:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Nahum 2:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Nahum 2:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Nahum 2:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nahum 2:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nahum 2:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Nahum 2:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Nahum 2:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Nahum 2:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Nahum 2:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nahum 2:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Nahum 2:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Nahum 2:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nahum 2:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nahum 2:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nahum 2:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Nahum 2:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nahum 2:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Nahum 2:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nahum 2:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Nahum 2:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Nahum 2:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nahum 2:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nahum 2:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes