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Nahum 3:1

Nahum 3:1
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Woe to the bloody city,.... Nineveh, in which many murders were daily committed; innocent blood shed; the lives of men…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Woe to the bloody city - Literally, “city of bloods” , i. e., of manifold bloodshedding, built and founded in blood Hab…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Wo to the bloody city! - Nineveh: the threatenings against which are continued in a strain of invective, astonishing for…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nahum 3:1-7

Here is, I. Nineveh arraigned and indicted. It is a high charge that is here drawn up against that great city, and…