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Nahum 3 — Sermon Preparation
Nineveh is condemned as a city of blood and sorcery; like Thebes it will fall utterly, and all who hear of its ruin will clap their hands. Below is a research summary for Nahum 3, 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 3 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יֶלֶק | yeleq | H3218 | 3 | devourer, young locust |
| כָּבַד | kâbad | H3513 | 3 | be heavy, burdensome |
| אָכַל | ʼâkal | H398 | 4 | eat |
| גּוֹב | gôwb | H1462 | 2 | locust |
| כֶּשֶׁף | kesheph | H3785 | 2 | magic |
| זָנוּן | zânûwn | H2183 | 2 | adultery, idolatry |
| גְּוִיָּה | gᵉvîyâh | H1472 | 2 | body |
How preachers through history handled this text
18 public-domain excerpts on Nahum 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Strong-holds, even the strongest, are no defence against the judgments of God. They shall be unable to do any thing for themselves. The Chaldeans and Medes would devour the land like canker-worms. The Assyrians also would be eaten up by their own numerous hired troops, which seem to be meant by the word rendered "merchants." Those that have done evil to their neighbours, will find it come home to them. Nineveh, and many other cities, states, and empires, have been ruined, and should be a warning to us. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Nahum 3:8–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Nineveh— Nahum 3:1
- Thebes— Nahum 3:10
- Assyria— Nahum 3:18
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