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Nahum 2:8 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Nahum 2:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Nahum chapter 2 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back. of old: or, from the days that she hath been look back: or, cause them to turn”
Nahum 2:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Nahum 2:8
Nahum's prophecy of Nineveh's fall employs vivid imagery: 'Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.' The Hebrew 'ke-berekat mayim' (like a pool of waters) may refer to Nineveh's prosperity and population—full like a reservoir. But when judgment comes, the waters drain away (people flee). The desperate cries 'Stand, stand!' (imdu, imdu) go unheeded—'none shall look back' (ma'amid ayin). This echoes Lot's flight from Sodom—no time to look back, only escape (Genesis 19:17, 26). The imagery shows total societal collap...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Nahum 2:8
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“and built Nineveh”
“and have fled apace”
“saying”
“they remain in their strongholds; their might has failed; they are become as women: her dwelling places are set on fire; her bars are broken.”
“and your officials like the swarms of locusts”
“flee you from the Chaldeans; with a voice of singing declare you”
“and him who handles the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn everyone to his people”
“the stargazers”
“and like sheep that no one gathers”
“The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.,And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.,,,,,,,,”