Nahum 3:11 KJV - Bible Verse

Nahum 3:11

"Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Thou also shalt be drunken,.... This is said to Nineveh, whose turn would be next to drink of the cup of the wrath of God, and be inebriated with it, so that they should not know where they were, or what they did; and be as unable to guide and help themselves

as a drunken man. So the Targum, "thou also shalt be like to a drunken man;'' this was literally true of Nineveh when taken; see Nah 1:10 , thou shalt be hid; or, "thou shall be", as if thou wast not; as Nineveh is at this day, "hid" from the sight of men, not to be seen any more. So the Targum, "thou shall be swallowed up or destroyed.'' The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, render it "despised"; or the meaning is, she should "hide herself" (w); or be lurking about through shame, as drunken, or through fear of her enemies: thou also shall seek strength because of the enemy; seek to others to help them against the enemy, not being able with their own strength to face them: or, seek strength "of the enemy" (x); beg their lives of him, and their bread; pray for quarter, and desire to be taken under his protection; to so low and mean a state and condition should Nineveh and its inhabitants be reduced, who had given laws to all about them, and had been a terror to them. (w) "latitans", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "abscondes te", Vatablus; "eris abscondita", Burkius. (x) , Sept.; "ab hoste", Montanus, Calvin, Drusius, Grotius, Cocceius.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (10 words)

H1571 גַּם

Definition:

6וַתִּתֵּן גַּם לְאִישָׁהּand gavealsoto her husband,Genesis 3:27and takealsoof the tree of life,Genesis 7:3;Genesis 19:21;Genesis 24:19;Genesis 26:21;Genesis 29:27;Genesis 30:15;Genesis 32:21(גַּם הִ 6וַתִּתֵּן גַּם לְאִישָׁהּand gavealsoto her husband,Genesis 3:27and takealsoof the tree of life,Genesis 7:3;Genesis 19:21;Genesis 24:19;Genesis 26:21;Genesis 29:27;Genesis 30:15;Genesis 32:21(גַּם הִ

Possible Meanings:

moreover (semantic_range)
yea (semantic_range)

H0859 אַתָּה

Definition:

11,19 #NAME?אַתָּ1 Samuel 24:19;Psalm 6:4;Job 1:10;Ecclesiastes 7:22;Nehemiah 9:6. Appended to a verb for emphasis,Exodus 18:19(twice in verse);1 Samuel 17:56שְׁאַל אַתָּהinquirethou,1 Samuel 20:8;1 S 11,19 #NAME?אַתָּ1 Samuel 24:19;Psalm 6:4;Job 1:10;Ecclesiastes 7:22;Nehemiah 9:6. Appended to a verb for emphasis,Exodus 18:19(twice in verse);1 Samuel 17:56שְׁאַל אַתָּהinquirethou,1 Samuel 20:8;1 S

Possible Meanings:

come (semantic_range)
come (semantic_range)
bring (semantic_range)
be brought (semantic_range)

H7937 שָׁכַר

Definition:

18; Ecclus 40:20שכרstrong drink; Arabicbe drunken, alsobe full,fill; Assyrianšikaru; =שֵׁכָר,šikaru,drunken, perhaps also verbšakâru; Ethiopic: Aramaicשִׁכְרָא,=שְׁכָר, especiallydate-wine(Löw p. 125) 18; Ecclus 40:20שכרstrong drink; Arabicbe drunken, alsobe full,fill; Assyrianšikaru; =שֵׁכָר,šikaru,drunken, perhaps also verbšakâru; Ethiopic: Aramaicשִׁכְרָא,=שְׁכָר, especiallydate-wine(Löw p. 125)

H1961 הָיָה

Definition:

1+;וְהָיָהconsecutiveGenesis 4:14+; 3 feminine singularהָֽיְתָהGenesis 1:2+;הָיָ֑תָהIsaiah 14:243t.;וְהָֽיְתָהconsecutiveGenesis 9:13+;והית2Kings 9:37 Kt (Qrוְהָֽיְתָה); 2 masculine singularהָיִיתָDeu 1+;וְהָיָהconsecutiveGenesis 4:14+; 3 feminine singularהָֽיְתָהGenesis 1:2+;הָיָ֑תָהIsaiah 14:243t.;וְהָֽיְתָהconsecutiveGenesis 9:13+;והית2Kings 9:37 Kt (Qrוְהָֽיְתָה); 2 masculine singularהָיִיתָDeu

Possible Meanings:

fall out (semantic_range)
come to pass (semantic_range)
become (semantic_range)
be (semantic_range)
Fall out (semantic_range)

H5956 עָלַם

Definition:

8as substantiveour secret, i.e. hidden sin (""עֲוֺנֹת).Niph`alPerfect be concealed, of wisdom, 3 feminine singularנֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵיJob 28:21; of a fact or condition,נֶעְלַם2Chronicles 9:2,׳וְנconsecu 8as substantiveour secret, i.e. hidden sin (""עֲוֺנֹת).Niph`alPerfect be concealed, of wisdom, 3 feminine singularנֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵיJob 28:21; of a fact or condition,נֶעְלַם2Chronicles 9:2,׳וְנconsecu

Possible Meanings:

perpetuity (semantic_range)
antiquity (semantic_range)

H1571 גַּם

Definition:

Possible Meanings:

moreover (semantic_range)
yea (semantic_range)

H0859 אַתָּה

Definition:

Possible Meanings:

come (semantic_range)
come (semantic_range)
bring (semantic_range)
be brought (semantic_range)

H1245 בָּקַשׁ

Definition:

1115t.;בִּקְשָׁהEcclesiastes 7:28;Esther 2:15; suffixבִּקְשָׁתַםHosea 2:9;בִּקַּשְׁתִּיוSongs 3:1,2; compareSongs 5:6;בִּקְשׁוּEzra 2:6212t.; suffixבִּקְשֻׁנִיIsaiah 65:12t.;ImperfectיְבַקֵשׁJoshua 22 1115t.;בִּקְשָׁהEcclesiastes 7:28;Esther 2:15; suffixבִּקְשָׁתַםHosea 2:9;בִּקַּשְׁתִּיוSongs 3:1,2; compareSongs 5:6;בִּקְשׁוּEzra 2:6212t.; suffixבִּקְשֻׁנִיIsaiah 65:12t.;ImperfectיְבַקֵשׁJoshua 22

Possible Meanings:

seek (semantic_range)
seek to find (semantic_range)
seek to secure (semantic_range)
seek the face (semantic_range)
desire (semantic_range)

H4581 מָעוֹז

Definition:

26place or means of safety, protection(ᵑ0suffixes as if fromעזז, but probably erroneous, compare BuhlLex 13Ges§ 85k); —׳מabsoluteJudges 6:26+, constructIsaiah 30:2+; suffixמָעוּזִי2 Samuel 22:33(but r 26place or means of safety, protection(ᵑ0suffixes as if fromעזז, but probably erroneous, compare BuhlLex 13Ges§ 85k); —׳מabsoluteJudges 6:26+, constructIsaiah 30:2+; suffixמָעוּזִי2 Samuel 22:33(but r

H0341 אֹיֵב

Definition:

Or (fully) owyeb {o-yabe'}; active participle of'ayab; hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.see HEBREW'ayabNAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originactive participle ofayab, q.v.Topical LexiconConcept and S Or (fully) owyeb {o-yabe'}; active participle of'ayab; hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.see HEBREW'ayabNAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originactive participle ofayab, q.v.Topical LexiconConcept and S

Possible Meanings:

be hostile to (semantic_range)

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