Nahum 3:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Nahum 3:5

3 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—

4 Because of the multitude of¹ harlotries of the seductive harlot,
^aThe mistress of sorceries,
Who sells nations through her harlotries,
And families through her sorceries.

5 “Behold, I am ^aagainst you,” says the Lord of hosts;
^b“I will lift your skirts over your face,
I will show the nations your nakedness,
And the kingdoms your shame.

6 I will cast abominable filth upon you,
Make you ^avile,
And make you ^ba spectacle.

7 It shall come to pass that all who look upon you
^aWill flee from you, and say,
^b‘Nineveh is laid waste!
^cWho will bemoan her?’
Where shall I seek comforters for you?”

8 ^aAre you better than ^bNo Amon
That was situated by the¹ River,
That had the waters around her,
Whose rampart was the sea,
Whose wall was the sea?

9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength,
And it was boundless;
^aPut and Lubim were your helpers.

New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

Interlinear Bible for Nahum 3:5:

Behold,
hinneh (#2009) I am against
'el (#413) thee, saith
n'um (#5002) the LORD
Yhovah (#3068) of hosts;
tsaba' (#6635) and I will discover
galah (#1540) thy skirts
shuwl (#7757) upon
`al (#5921) thy face,
paniym (#6440) and I will show
ra'ah (#7200) the nations
gowy (#1471) thy nakedness,
ma`ar (#4626) and the kingdoms
mamlakah (#4467) thy shame.
qalown (#7036)

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