Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
But—rather, "Though" [G. V. SMITH].
of old—rather, "from the days that she hath been"; from the earliest period of her existence. Alluding to Nineveh's antiquity (Genesis 10:11). "Though Nineveh has been of old defended by water surrounding her, yet her inhabitants shall flee away." GROTIUS, less probably (compare Nahum 3:8-12), interprets, the "waters" of her numerous population (Isaiah 8:7; Jeremiah 51:13; Revelation 17:15).
Stand, stand, shall they cry—that is, the few patriotic citizens shall cry to their fleeing countrymen; "but none looketh back," much less stops in flight, so panic-stricken are they.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Nahum 2:8:
Nahum 1:8
Nahum 2:1
Nahum 2:6
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