JEHOVAH'S ATTRIBUTES AS A JEALOUS JUDGE OF SIN, YET MERCIFUL TO HIS TRUSTING PEOPLE, SHOULD INSPIRE THEM WITH CONFIDENCE. HE WILL NOT ALLOW THE ASSYRIANS AGAIN TO ASSAIL THEM, BUT WILL DESTROY THE FOE. (Nah 1:1-15) bu…
1Profecía sobre Nínive. Libro de la visión de Nahum de Elcos.
2Jehová es Dios celoso y vengador; Jehová es vengador y lleno de indignación; se venga de sus adversarios, y guarda enojo para sus enemigos.
3Jehová es tardo para la ira y grande en poder, y no tendrá por inocente al culpable. Jehová marcha en la tempestad y el torbellino, y las nubes son el polvo de sus pies.
4Él amenaza al mar, y lo hace secar, y agosta todos los ríos; Basán fue destruido, y el Carmelo, y la flor del Líbano fue destruida.
5Los montes tiemblan delante de él, y los collados se derriten; la tierra se conmueve a su presencia, y el mundo, y todos los que en él habitan.
6¿Quién permanecerá delante de su ira?, ¿y quién quedará en pie en el ardor de su enojo? Su ira se derrama como fuego, y por él se hienden las peñas.
7Jehová es bueno, fortaleza en el día de la angustia; y conoce a los que en él confían.
8Mas con inundación impetuosa consumirá a sus adversarios, y tinieblas perseguirán a sus enemigos.
9¿Qué pensáis contra Jehová? Él hará consumación; no tomará venganza dos veces de sus enemigos.
10Aunque sean como espinos entretejidos, y estén empapados en su embriaguez, serán consumidos como hojarasca completamente seca.
11De ti salió el que imaginó mal contra Jehová, un consejero perverso.
12Así ha dicho Jehová: Aunque reposo tengan, y sean tantos, aun así serán talados, y él pasará. Bastante te he afligido; no te afligiré ya más.
13Porque ahora quebraré su yugo de sobre ti, y romperé tus coyundas.
14Mas acerca de ti mandará Jehová, que no quede ni memoria de tu nombre; de la casa de tu dios destruiré escultura y estatua de fundición; allí pondré tu sepulcro, porque fuiste vil.
15He aquí sobre los montes los pies del que trae buenas nuevas, del que anuncia la paz. Celebra, oh Judá, tus fiestas, cumple tus votos; porque nunca más volverá a pasar por ti el malvado; pereció del todo.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
I
Versículo 2
I. jealous--In this there is sternness, yet tender affection. We are jealous only of those we love: …
jealous--In this there is sternness, yet tender affection. We are jealous only of those we love: a husband, of a wife; a king, of his subjects' loyalty. God is jealous of men because He loves them. God will not bear a rival in His claims on them. His burning jealousy for His own wounded honor and their love, as much as His justice, accounts for all His fearful judgments: the flood, the destruction of Jerusalem, that of Nineveh. His jealousy will not admit of His friends being oppressed, and their enemies flourishing (compare Exo 20:5; Co1 16:22; Co2 11:2). Burning zeal enters into the idea in "jealous" here (compare Num 25:11, Num 25:13; Kg1 19:10).
the Lord revengeth . . . Lord revengeth--The repetition of the incommunicable name JEHOVAH, and of His revenging, gives an awful solemnity to the introduction.
furious--literally, "a master of fury." So a master of the tongue, that is, "eloquent." "One who, if He pleases, can most readily give effect to His fury" [GROTIUS]. Nahum has in view the provocation to fury given to God by the Assyrians, after having carried away the ten tribes, now proceeding to invade Judea under Hezekiah.
reserveth wrath for his enemies--reserves it against His own appointed time (Pe2 2:9). After long waiting for their repentance in vain, at length punishing them. A wrong estimate of Jehovah is formed from His suspending punishment: it is not that He is insensible or dilatory, but He reserves wrath for His own fit time. In the case of the penitent, He does not reserve or retain His anger (Psa 103:9; Jer 3:5, Jer 3:12; Mic 7:18).
II
Versículo 3
II. slow to anger, and great in power--that is, but great in power, so as to be able in a moment, if …
slow to anger, and great in power--that is, but great in power, so as to be able in a moment, if He pleases, to destroy the wicked. His long-suffering is not from want of power to punish (Exo 34:6-7).
not at all acquit--literally, "will not acquitting acquit," or treat as innocent.
Lord hath his way in the whirlwind--From this to Nah 1:5, inclusive, is a description of His power exhibited in the phenomena of nature, especially when He is wroth. His vengeance shall sweep away the Assyrian foe like a whirlwind (Pro 10:25).
clouds are the dust of his feet--Large as they are, He treads on them, as a man would on the small dust; He is Lord of the clouds, and uses them as He pleases.
III
Versículo 4
III. rebuketh the sea--as Jesus did (Mat 8:26), proving Himself God (compare Isa 50:2).
rebuketh the sea--as Jesus did (Mat 8:26), proving Himself God (compare Isa 50:2).
Bashan languisheth--through drought; ordinarily it was a region famed for its rich pasturage (compare Joe 1:10).
flower of Lebanon--its bloom; all that blooms so luxuriantly on Lebanon (Hos 14:7). As Bashan was famed for its pastures, Carmel for its corn fields and vineyards, so Lebanon for its forests (Isa 33:9). There is nothing in the world so blooming that God cannot change it when He is wroth.
IV
Versículo 5
IV. earth is burned--so GROTIUS. Rather, "lifts itself," that is, "heaveth" [MAURER]: as the Hebrew i…
earth is burned--so GROTIUS. Rather, "lifts itself," that is, "heaveth" [MAURER]: as the Hebrew is translated in Psa 89:9; Hos 13:1; compare Sa2 5:21, Margin.
V
Versículo 6
V. fury is poured out like fire--like the liquid fire poured out of volcanoes in all directions (see…
fury is poured out like fire--like the liquid fire poured out of volcanoes in all directions (see Jer 7:20).
rocks are thrown down--or, "are burnt asunder"; the usual effect of volcanic fire (Jer 51:25, Jer 51:56). As Hannibal burst asunder the Alpine rocks by fire to make a passage for his army [GROTIUS].
VI
Versículo 7
VI. Here Nahum enters on his special subject, for which the previous verses have prepared the way, na…
Here Nahum enters on his special subject, for which the previous verses have prepared the way, namely, to assure his people of safety in Jehovah under the impending attack of Sennacherib (Nah 1:7), and to announce the doom of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian foe (Nah 1:8). The contrast of Nah 1:7-8 heightens the force.
he knoweth--recognizes as His own (Hos 13:5; Amo 3:2); and so, cares for and guards (Psa 1:6; Ti2 2:19).
VII
Versículo 8
VII. with an overrunning flood--that is, with irresistible might which overruns every barrier like a f…
with an overrunning flood--that is, with irresistible might which overruns every barrier like a flood. This image is often applied to overwhelming armies of invaders. Also of calamity in general (Psa 32:6; Psa 42:7; Psa 90:5). There is, perhaps, a special allusion to the mode of Nineveh's capture by the Medo-Babylonian army; namely, through a flood in the river which broke down the wall twenty furlongs (see on Nah 2:6; Isa 8:8; Dan 9:26; Dan 11:10, Dan 11:22, Dan 11:40).
end of the place thereof--Nineveh is personified as a queen; and "her place" of residence (the Hebrew for "thereof" is feminine) is the city itself (Nah 2:8), [MAURER]. Or, He shall so utterly destroy Nineveh that its place cannot be found; Nah 3:17 confirms this (compare Psa 37:36; Dan 2:35; Rev 12:8; Rev 20:11).
darkness--the severest calamities.
VIII
Versículo 9
VIII. What do ye imagine against the Lord?--abrupt address to the Assyrians. How mad is your attempt, O…
What do ye imagine against the Lord?--abrupt address to the Assyrians. How mad is your attempt, O Assyrians, to resist so powerful a God! What can ye do against such an adversary, successful though ye have been against all other adversaries? Ye imagine ye have to do merely with mortals and with a weak people, and that so you will gain an easy victory; but you have to encounter God, the protector of His people. Parallel to Isa 37:23-29; compare Psa 1:1.
he will make an utter end--The utter overthrow of Sennacherib's host, soon about to take place, is an earnest of the "utter end" of Nineveh itself.
affliction shall not rise up the second time--Judah's "affliction" caused by the invasion shall never rise again. So Nah 1:12. But CALVIN takes the "affliction" to be that of Assyria: "There will be no need of His inflicting on you a second blow: He will make an utter end of you once for all" (Sa1 3:12; Sa1 26:8; Sa2 20:10). If so, this verse, in contrast to Nah 1:12, will express, Affliction shall visit the Assyrian no more, in a sense very different from that in which God will afflict Judah no more. In the Assyrian's case, because the blow will be fatally final; the latter, because God will make lasting blessedness in Judah's case succeed temporary chastisement. But it seems simpler to refer "affliction" here, as in Nah 1:12, to Judah; indeed destruction, rather than affliction, applies to the Assyrian.
IX
Versículo 10
IX. while they are folden together as thorns--literally, "to the same degree as thorns" (compare Ch1 …
while they are folden together as thorns--literally, "to the same degree as thorns" (compare Ch1 4:27, Margin). As thorns, so folded together and entangled that they cannot be loosed asunder without trouble, are thrown by the husbandmen all in a mass into the fire, so the Assyrians shall all be given together to destruction. Compare Sa2 23:6-7, where also "thorns" are the image of the wicked. As this image represents the speediness of their destruction in a mass, so that of "drunkards," their rushing as it were of their own accord into it; for drunkards fall down without any one pushing them [KIMCHI]. CALVIN explains, Although ye be dangerous to touch as thorns (that is, full of rage and violence), yet the Lord can easily consume you. But "although" will hardly apply to the next clause. English Version and KIMCHI, therefore, are to be preferred. The comparison to drunkards is appropriate. For drunkards, though exulting and bold, are weak and easily thrown down by even a finger touching them. So the insolent self-confidence of the Assyrians shall precipitate their overthrow by God. The Hebrew is "soaked," or "drunken as with their own wine." Their drunken revelries are perhaps alluded to, during which the foe (according to DIODORUS SICULUS [2]) broke into their city, and Sardanapalus burned his palace; though the main and ultimate destruction of Nineveh referred to by Nahum was long subsequent to that under Sardanapalus.
X
Versículo 11
X. The cause of Nineveh's overthrow: Sennacherib's plots against Judah.
The cause of Nineveh's overthrow: Sennacherib's plots against Judah.
come out of thee--O Nineveh. From thyself shall arise the source of thy own ruin. Thou shalt have only thyself to blame for it.
imagineth evil--Sennacherib carried out the imaginations of his countrymen (Nah 1:9) against the Lord and His people (Kg2 19:22-23).
a wicked counsellor--literally, "a counsellor of Belial." Belial means "without profit," worthless, and so bad (Sa1 25:25; Co2 6:15).
XI
Versículo 12
XI. The same truths repeated as in Nah 1:9-11, Jehovah here being the speaker. He addresses Judah, pr…
The same truths repeated as in Nah 1:9-11, Jehovah here being the speaker. He addresses Judah, prophesying good to it, and evil to the Assyrian.
Though they be quiet--that is, without fear, and tranquilly secure. So Chaldee and CALVIN. Or, "entire," "complete"; "Though their power be unbroken [MAURER], and though they be so many, yet even so they shall be cut down" (literally, "shorn"; as hair shaved off closely by a razor, Isa 7:20). As the Assyrian was a razor shaving others, so shall he be shaven himself. Retribution in kind. In the height of their pride and power, they shall be clean cut off. The same Hebrew stands for "likewise" and "yet thus." So many as they are, so many shall they perish.
when he shall pass through--or, "and he shall pass away," namely, "the wicked counsellor" (Nah 1:11), Sennacherib. The change of number to the singular distinguishes him from his host. They shall be cut down, he shall pass away home (Kg2 19:35-36) [HENDERSON]. English Version is better, "they shall be cut down, "when" He (Jehovah) shall pass through," destroying by one stroke the Assyrian host. This gives the reason why they with all their numbers and power are to be so utterly cut off. Compare "pass through," that is, in destroying power (Eze 12:12, Eze 12:23; Isa 8:8; Dan 11:10).
Though I have afflicted thee--Judah, "I will afflict thee no more" (Isa 40:1-2; Isa 52:1-2). The contrast is between "they," the Assyrians, and "thee," Judah. Their punishment is fatal and final. Judah's was temporary and corrective.
XII
Versículo 13
XII. will I break his yoke--the Assyrian's yoke, namely, the tribute imposed by Sennacherib on Hezekia…
will I break his yoke--the Assyrian's yoke, namely, the tribute imposed by Sennacherib on Hezekiah (Kg2 18:14).
from off thee--O Judah (Isa 10:27).
XIII
Versículo 14
XIII. that no more of thy name be sown--that no more of thy seed, bearing thy name, as kings of Nineveh…
that no more of thy name be sown--that no more of thy seed, bearing thy name, as kings of Nineveh, be propagated; that thy dynasty become extinct, namely, on the destruction of Nineveh here foretold; "thee" means the king of Assyria.
will I cut off . . . graven image--The Medes under Cyaxares, the joint destroyers of Nineveh with the Babylonians, hated idolatry, and would delight in destroying its idols. As the Assyrians had treated the gods of other nations, so their own should be treated (Kg2 19:18). The Assyrian palaces partook of a sacred character [LAYARD]; so that "house of thy gods" may refer to the palace. At Khorsabad there is remaining a representation of a man cutting an idol to pieces.
I will make thy grave--rather, "I will make it (namely, 'the house of thy gods,' that is, 'Nisroch') thy grave" (Kg2 19:37; Isa 37:38). Thus, by Sennacherib's being slain in it, Nisroch's house should be defiled. Neither thy gods, nor thy temple, shall save thee; but the latter shall be thy sepulchre.
thou art vile--or, thou art lighter than due weight (Dan 5:27; compare Job 31:6) [MAURER].
XIV
Versículo 15
XIV. This verse is joined in the Hebrew text to the second chapter. It is nearly the same as Isa 52:7,…
This verse is joined in the Hebrew text to the second chapter. It is nearly the same as Isa 52:7, referring to the similar deliverance from Babylon.
him that bringeth good tidings--announcing the overthrow of Sennacherib and deliverance of Jerusalem. The "mountains" are those round Jerusalem, on which Sennacherib's host had so lately encamped, preventing Judah from keeping her "feasts," but on which messengers now speed to Jerusalem, publishing his overthrow with a loud voice where lately they durst not have opened their mouths. A type of the far more glorious spiritual deliverance of God's people from Satan by Messiah, heralded by ministers of the Gospel (Rom 10:15).
perform thy vows--which thou didst promise if God would deliver thee from the Assyrian.
the wicked--literally, "Belial"; the same as the "counsellor of Belial" (Nah 1:11, Margin); namely, Sennacherib.
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Nahum — Capítulo 1
JEHOVAH'S ATTRIBUTES AS A JEALOUS JUDGE OF SIN, YET MERCIFUL TO HIS TRUSTING PEOPLE, SHOULD INSPIRE THEM WITH CONFIDENCE. HE WILL NOT ALLOW THE ASSYRIANS AGAIN TO ASSAIL THEM, BUT WILL DESTROY THE FOE. (Nah 1:1-15) bu…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Profecía sobre Nínive. Libro de la visión de Nahum de Elcos.
2Jehová es Dios celoso y vengador; Jehová es vengador y lleno de indignación; se venga de sus adversarios, y guarda enojo para sus enemigos.
3Jehová es tardo para la ira y grande en poder, y no tendrá por inocente al culpable. Jehová marcha en la tempestad y el torbellino, y las nubes son el polvo de sus pies.
4Él amenaza al mar, y lo hace secar, y agosta todos los ríos; Basán fue destruido, y el Carmelo, y la flor del Líbano fue destruida.
5Los montes tiemblan delante de él, y los collados se derriten; la tierra se conmueve a su presencia, y el mundo, y todos los que en él habitan.
6¿Quién permanecerá delante de su ira?, ¿y quién quedará en pie en el ardor de su enojo? Su ira se derrama como fuego, y por él se hienden las peñas.
7Jehová es bueno, fortaleza en el día de la angustia; y conoce a los que en él confían.
8Mas con inundación impetuosa consumirá a sus adversarios, y tinieblas perseguirán a sus enemigos.
9¿Qué pensáis contra Jehová? Él hará consumación; no tomará venganza dos veces de sus enemigos.
10Aunque sean como espinos entretejidos, y estén empapados en su embriaguez, serán consumidos como hojarasca completamente seca.
11De ti salió el que imaginó mal contra Jehová, un consejero perverso.
12Así ha dicho Jehová: Aunque reposo tengan, y sean tantos, aun así serán talados, y él pasará. Bastante te he afligido; no te afligiré ya más.
13Porque ahora quebraré su yugo de sobre ti, y romperé tus coyundas.
14Mas acerca de ti mandará Jehová, que no quede ni memoria de tu nombre; de la casa de tu dios destruiré escultura y estatua de fundición; allí pondré tu sepulcro, porque fuiste vil.
15He aquí sobre los montes los pies del que trae buenas nuevas, del que anuncia la paz. Celebra, oh Judá, tus fiestas, cumple tus votos; porque nunca más volverá a pasar por ti el malvado; pereció del todo.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 2
I. jealous--In this there is sternness, yet tender affection. We are jealous only of those we love: …
Versículo 3
II. slow to anger, and great in power--that is, but great in power, so as to be able in a moment, if …
Versículo 4
III. rebuketh the sea--as Jesus did (Mat 8:26), proving Himself God (compare Isa 50:2).
Versículo 5
IV. earth is burned--so GROTIUS. Rather, "lifts itself," that is, "heaveth" [MAURER]: as the Hebrew i…
Versículo 6
V. fury is poured out like fire--like the liquid fire poured out of volcanoes in all directions (see…
Versículo 7
VI. Here Nahum enters on his special subject, for which the previous verses have prepared the way, na…
Versículo 8
VII. with an overrunning flood--that is, with irresistible might which overruns every barrier like a f…
Versículo 9
VIII. What do ye imagine against the Lord?--abrupt address to the Assyrians. How mad is your attempt, O…
Versículo 10
IX. while they are folden together as thorns--literally, "to the same degree as thorns" (compare Ch1 …
Versículo 11
X. The cause of Nineveh's overthrow: Sennacherib's plots against Judah.
Versículo 12
XI. The same truths repeated as in Nah 1:9-11, Jehovah here being the speaker. He addresses Judah, pr…
Versículo 13
XII. will I break his yoke--the Assyrian's yoke, namely, the tribute imposed by Sennacherib on Hezekia…
Versículo 14
XIII. that no more of thy name be sown--that no more of thy seed, bearing thy name, as kings of Nineveh…
Versículo 15
XIV. This verse is joined in the Hebrew text to the second chapter. It is nearly the same as Isa 52:7,…