Nahum 3:18
“Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria,.... Who this king of Assyria was is not easy to say; some think Esarhaddon,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Thy shepherds - that is, they who should counsel for the people’s good and feed it, and “keep watch over their flocks by…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Thy shepherds slumber - That is, the rulers and tributary princes, who, as Herodotus informs us, deserted Nineveh in the…
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…
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