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Nahum 3:8 KJV
Nahum · chapter 3 · verse 8
Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?Nahum 3:8 · King James Version
Nahum 3:8 in context
6And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.
7And 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?
8Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
9Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
10Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- populousʼâmôwna throng of peopleH527 →
- populousʼÂmôwnAmon , a deity of EgyptH528 →
- situateyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- rampartchêylan armyH2426 →
- betteryâṭabto be make well, literally or figurativelyH3190 →
- riversyᵉʼôra channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaftH2975 →
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Nineveh has been told that God is against her, and then none can be for her, to stand her in any stead; yet she sets God himself at defiance, and his power and justice, and says, I shall have peace. Threatened folks live long;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-19