Nahum 3:12
“All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the first ripe figs,.... Upon them, or like them: "and the first ripe…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
All thy strong-holds shall be like fig trees, with the first ripe figs - Hanging from them; eagerly sought after , to be…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Thy strong holds - The effects of the consternation into which the Ninevites were cast by the assault on their city are…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nahum 3:8-19
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…