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Nahum 2:6

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Nahum 2:6 Meaning and Commentary

Nahum 2:6

The gates of the rivers shall be opened
Of Diava and Adiava, or Lycus and Caprus, between which, according to some writers {i}, Nineveh was situated; or the gates of the city, which lay nearest to the river Tigris, are meant; or that river itself, the plural for the singular, which overflowing, broke down the walls of the city for two and a half miles, and opened a way for the Medes and Chaldeans to enter in; of which see ( Nahum 1:8 ) : and the palace shall be dissolved;
by the inundation, or destroyed by the enemy; meaning the palace of the king, which might be situated near the river; or the temple of Nisroch the Assyrian deity, or Jupiter Belus; for the same word F11 signifies a temple as well as palace.


FOOTNOTES:

F9 Vid. Fuller. Miscel. Sacr. l. 3. c. 6.
F11 (lkyhh) "templum", V. L. Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Drusius, Cocceius.
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Nahum 2:6 In-Context

4 Les chars roulent avec furie dans les rues; ils se précipitent dans les places; à les voir ils sont comme des flambeaux, ils courent comme des éclairs!
5 Le roi de Ninive se souvient de ses hommes vaillants; mais ils chancellent dans leur marche. Ils se hùtent vers la muraille, la défense est préparée.
6 Les portes des fleuves sont ouvertes, et le palais s'écroule!
7 C'en est fait! Elle est mise à nu, elle est emmenée, et ses servantes gémissent comme des colombes; elles se frappent la poitrine.
8 Ninive Ă©tait, depuis qu'elle existe, comme un rĂ©servoir plein d'eau. Ils fuient! ... ArrĂȘtez! ArrĂȘtez!... Mais personne ne se retourne!
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.

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