Nahum 1:12
“Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Thus saith the Lord, though they be quiet, and likewise many,.... The Assyrian army under Sennacherib before Jerusalem,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Though they be quiet and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down - Literally, “If they be entire,” i. e., sound…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Though they be - many - Sennacherib invaded Judea with an army of nearly two hundred thousand men.
Thus shall they be…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nahum 1:9-15
These verses seem to point at the destruction of the army of the Assyrians under Sennacherib, which may well be reckoned…
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