Nahúm 3:8-13

Destrucción total de Nínive

8 ¿Acaso eres mejor que Tebas,^[a]ciudad rodeada de aguas,asentada junto a las corrientes del Nilo,que tiene al mar por terraplény a las aguas por muralla?

9 Cus y Egipto eran su fuerza ilimitada,Fut y Libia eran sus aliados.

10 Con todo, Tebas marchó al exilio;fue llevada al cautiverio.A sus hijos los estrellaroncontra las esquinas de las calles.Sobre sus nobles echaron suertes,y encadenaron a su gente ilustre.

11 También tú, Nínive, te embriagarás,y se embotarán tus sentidos.También tú, por causa del enemigo,tendrás que buscar refugio.

12 Todas tus fortalezas son higuerascargadas de brevas maduras:si las sacuden,caen en la boca del que se las come.

13 Mira, al enfrentarse al enemigotus tropas se portan como mujeres.Las puertas de tu país quedarán abiertas de par en par,porque el fuego consumirá tus cerrojos.

Nahúm 3:8-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NAHUM 3

In this chapter is contained the prophecy of the destruction of Nineveh, and with it the whole Assyrian empire; the causes of which, besides those before mentioned, were the murders, lies, and robberies it was full of, Na 3:1 for which it should be swiftly and cruelly destroyed, Na 3:2,3 as also its whoredoms and witchcrafts, or idolatry, by which nations and families were seduced, Na 3:4 and hence she should be treated as a harlot, her nakedness exposed, and she cast out with contempt, and mocked at by all, Na 3:5-7 and all those things she placed her confidence in are shown to be of no avail; as her situation and fortresses, as she might learn from the case of No Amon, Na 3:8-12 nor the number of her inhabitants, which were weak as women; nor even her merchants, captains, nobles, and king himself, Na 3:13-18 nor the people she was in alliance with, who would now mock at her, her case being irrecoverable and incurable, Na 3:19.

Footnotes

• [a]. "Tebas" . Lit. "No Amón" .