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Nahum 2:1 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Nahum 2:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Nahum chapter 2 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Nineveh to Fall
“He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. He: or, The disperser, or, hammer”
Nahum 2:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Nahum 2:1
This chapter begins dramatically: 'He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face' (alah mephitz al-panayik). The 'dasher' (mephitz) is the destroyer who scatters and shatters. This refers to the Babylonian-Median coalition that would destroy Nineveh. God ironically commands Nineveh to prepare defenses: 'keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.' The imperatives pile up—guard the fort, watch the roads, brace yourselves, strengthen your forces—yet all these preparations will prove futile. This is divine irony: do everything possible to defend you...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Nahum 2:1
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“do [valiantly]”
“Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations”
“to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Yahweh”
“How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!”
“and draw near to battle.”
“who ruled the nations in anger”
“and tread the mortar. Make the brick kiln strong.”
“I will send and take all the families of the north”