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Nahum 2 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Nahum 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Nahum 2 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אֲרִי ʼărîy H738 4 lion
רֶכֶב rekeb H7393 3 vehicle, team
בָּקַק bâqaq H1238 2 pour, empty
לָבִיא lâbîyʼ H3833 2 lion
טֶרֶף ṭereph H2964 2 torn, fresh
כְּפִיר kᵉphîyr H3715 2 village, young lion
בָּזַז bâzaz H962 2 plunder

How preachers through history handled this text

15 public-domain excerpts on Nahum 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 11 Matthew Henry 3 John Wesley 1

“We now come closer to Nineveh, that great city; she took, not warning by the destruction of her armies and the fall of her king, and therefore may expect, since she persists in her enmity to God, that he will proceed in his controversy with her. Here is foretold, I. The approach of the enemy that should destroy Nineveh, and the terror of his military preparations, ver. 1-5. II. The taking of the city, ver. 6. III. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 4 (Isaiah to Malachi), on Nahum 2:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Nineveh — Nahum 2:1

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