Nàhóngshū 2

1 Níníwēi a , nà dá suì bāng guó de shang lái gōngjī nǐ . nǐ yào kānshǒu bǎo zhàng , jǐn fáng dàolù , shǐ yào qiángzhuàng , dàdà miǎn lì .

2 Yēhéhuá fùxīng Yǎgè de rónghuá , hǎoxiàng Yǐsèliè de rónghuá yíyàng . yīnwei shǐ dì kōngxū de , yǐjing shǐ Yǎgè hé Yǐsèliè kōngxū , jiāng tāmende pútào zhī huǐhuaì le .

3 Tā yǒng shì de dùnpái shì hóng de , jīng bīng dōu chuān zhūhóng yīfu . zaì tā yùbeì zhēng zhàn de rìzi , zhàn chē shang de gāng tiĕ Shǎn shuò rú huǒ , bǎi mù bǎ de qiāng yĕ lún qǐlai le .

4 Chēliàng zaì jiē shang ( huò zuò chéng waì ) jí xíng , zaì kuānkuò chù bēn lái bēn qù , xíngzhuàng rú huǒbǎ , fēi paó rú shǎndiàn .

5 Níníwēi wáng zhāo jù tāde guìzhòu . tāmen bùxíng bàn diē . sù shang chéngqiáng , yùbeì dǎng pái .

6 Hé zhá kāi fàng , gōngdiàn chōng mò .

7 Wáng hòu méng xiū , beì rén lǔ qù , gōng nǚ chuí xiōng , āi wū rú gē . cǐ nǎi méngdéng zhī shì .

8 Níníwēi zì gǔ yǐlái chōngmǎn rénmín . rútóng jù shuǐ de chízi , xiànzaì jūmín què dōu taópǎo . suī yǒu rén hūhǎn shuō , zhàn zhù , zhàn zhù , què wú rén huí gù .

9 Nǐmen qiǎng luè jīn yín ba . yīnwei suǒ jīxù de wú qióng , huámĕi de bǎo qì wú shù .

10 Níníwēi xiànzaì kōngxū huāngliáng , rén xīn xiāohuà , shuāng xī xiāng pèng , yào dōu téngtòng , liǎn dōu biàn sè .

11 Shīzi de dòng hé shǎo zhuàng shīzi wèiyǎng zhī chù zaì nǎli ne , gōng shī mǔ shī xiǎo shī yóuxíng , wú rén jīngxià zhī dì zaì nǎli ne .

12 Gōng shī wèi xiǎo shī sī suì xǔduō shíwù , wèi mǔ shī qiā sǐ huó wù , bǎ sī suì de , qiā sǐ de chōngmǎn tā de dòng xué .

13 Wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá shuō , wǒ yǔ nǐ wèi dí , bìjiāng nǐde chēliàng fùnshāo chéng yīn , dāo jiàn yĕ bì tūn miè nǐde shǎo zhuàng shīzi . wǒ bì cóng dì shang chúmiĕ nǐ suǒ sī suì de , nǐ shǐzhĕ de shēngyīn bì bú zaì tīngjian .

Nàhóngshū 2 Commentary

Chapter 2

Nineveh's destruction foretold. (1-10) The true cause, their sinning against God, and his appearing against them. (11-13)

Verses 1-10 Nineveh shall not put aside this judgment; there is no counsel or strength against the Lord. God looks upon proud cities, and brings them down. Particular account is given of the terrors wherein the invading enemy shall appear against Nineveh. The empire of Assyria is represented as a queen, about to be led captive to Babylon. Guilt in the conscience fills men with terror in an evil day; and what will treasures or glory do for us in times of distress, or in the day of wrath? Yet for such things how many lose their souls!

Verses 11-13 The kings of Assyria had long been terrible and cruel to their neighbours, but the Lord would destroy their power. Many plead as an excuse for rapine and fraud, that they have families to provide for; but what is thus obtained will never do them any good. Those that fear the Lord, and get honestly what they have, shall not want for themselves and theirs. It is just with God to deprive those of children, or of comfort in them, who take sinful courses to enrich them. Those are not worthy to be heard again, that have spoken reproachfully of God. Let us then come to God upon his mercy-seat, that having peace with him through our Lord Jesus Christ, we may know that he is for us, and that all things shall work together for our everlasting good.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO NAHUM 2

This chapter gives an account of the destruction of the city of Nineveh; describes the instruments of it as very terrible and powerful, and not to be resisted, Na 2:1-4. The manner of taking it, the flight of its inhabitants, and the spoil of its riches and treasures, Na 2:5-10 and the king and the princes thereof, compared to a lion, and a lion's whelp, are insulted as being without a den or dwelling place, because of their cruelty and ravening, for which the Lord was against them, and threatened them with utter ruin, which he brought upon them, Na 2:11-13.