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It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.
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God's Unstoppable Decree
Commentators stress that Nineveh's fall is not a random event but a divine judgment. The verse begins with what scholars translate as "It is decreed" or "It is decided." This highlights God's sovereignty over even the most powerful empires. As one scholar notes, "there is no counsel or strength against the Lord." This was a firm declaration that God's will would be accomplished against the proud city.
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Nahum
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The first word should be rendered, And it is decreed; She shall be laid bare. It is decreed. All this took place, contrary to what people …
19th Century
Anglican
And Huzzab shall be led away captive ... .—It is better translated: And it is decided. She is laid bare. She is removed away. …
16th Century
Protestant
There is some ambiguity in these words, and many interpreters think that הצב, estab, is the name of the queen. The queen, then, they say, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Huzzab shall be led away captive The Targum translates it the queen; and Jarchi and Aben Ezra, after R. Samuel, …
Nineveh shall not avert this judgment; there is no counsel or strength against the Lord. God looks upon proud cities, and brings them down. A parti…