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Nahum 3:7 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Nahum 3:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Nahum chapter 3 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?”
Nahum 3:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Nahum 3:7
This prophetic judgment against Nineveh opens with the prophetic formula "it shall come to pass" (wehayah), emphasizing the certainty of God's word. The reaction described is universal: "all they that look upon thee shall flee" (kol-ro'ayik yiddod)—those who see Nineveh's destruction will recoil in horror and distance themselves from her fate.The pronouncement "Nineveh is laid waste" (shadedah Ninveh) uses a passive form indicating divine action. The question "who will bemoan her?" (mi yanuwd lah) expects a negative answer—no one will mourn. The Hebrew nuwd suggests the ritual movements of mou...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Nahum 3:7
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“and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort you?”
“Jerusalem? or who will bemoan you? or who will turn aside to ask of your welfare?”
“saying”
“but she is not healed: forsake her”
“Lest the earth swallow us up.”
“daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to you”
“The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.”
“for there is no end of the store”
“How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!”
“'Woe”