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Nahum 2:5 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Nahum 2:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Nahum chapter 2 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. worthies: or, gallants defence: Heb. covering, or, coverer”
Nahum 2:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Nahum 2:5
He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk—the Assyrian king summons his addirim (אַדִּירִים, nobles/mighty ones), his elite warriors and commanders, but panic causes them to stumble (yikkashelu, יִכָּשְׁלוּ) as they rush to defend the walls. The verb kashal suggests stumbling from haste, fear, or exhaustion—not the confident march of a victorious army but the disoriented scramble of defeated troops.They shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared (yemaharû lechomath vehukin hasokekh)—defenders rush (mahar, מָהַר) to the wall, and the sokekh (סֹ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Nahum 2:5
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“and the earth is full of your cry; for the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty”
“blow the trumpet among the nations”
“all those who bend the bow; encamp against her round about; let none of it escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she has done”
“and the flashing sword”
“king of Assyria. Your nobles lie down. Your people are scattered on the mountains”
“you princes”
“nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:”