Nahum 3:7
"And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?"

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee,.... As something loathsome and abominable, not fit to be come near unto, or touched; and as astonished and

amazed at an object so forlorn and miserable, and lest they should partake of the same punishment: and say, Nineveh is laid waste; utterly destroyed; its walls broke down, its houses demolished, its substance plundered, and its inhabitants killed, or carried captive; who could have thought it, when it was once so stately, rich, and powerful? but so it is indeed! who will bemoan her? there are none left in her to do it; and as for others, her neighbours, whom she has oppressed and cruelly used, these will laugh and rejoice, instead of lamenting her case: whence shall I seek comforters for thee? none from among her inhabitants, being destroyed, or carried into a foreign land; and none from among the nations round about, who will rather deride and insult than pity and comfort; so wretched and miserable would her case be!

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (13 words)

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)
H3605 כֹּל
Definition:

8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA 8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA

H7200 רָאָה
Definition:

7, compareריחspectacleDeuteronomy 1:12; Sabeanראיsee, expectDHMZMG xxix (1875), 506,599; Arabicsee, so Ethiopicᵑ7רֵו,רֵיוָאhumanappearance, features, etc. (compare Hebrewרְָאִי2)); —Qal1141Perfect3mas 7, compareריחspectacleDeuteronomy 1:12; Sabeanראיsee, expectDHMZMG xxix (1875), 506,599; Arabicsee, so Ethiopicᵑ7רֵו,רֵיוָאhumanappearance, features, etc. (compare Hebrewרְָאִי2)); —Qal1141Perfect3mas

Possible Meanings:
  • vision (semantic_range)
H5074 נָדַד
Definition:

31;Esther 6:1; 3pluralנָָֽדְדוּHosea 7:134t.,נָדָ֑דוּIsaiah 21:15;Jeremiah 4:25;ImperfectיִדּוֺדNahum 3:7; 3feminine singularוַתִּדֹּדGenesis 31:40; 3masculine pluralיִדֹּדוּןPsalm 68:13(twice in vers 31;Esther 6:1; 3pluralנָָֽדְדוּHosea 7:134t.,נָדָ֑דוּIsaiah 21:15;Jeremiah 4:25;ImperfectיִדּוֺדNahum 3:7; 3feminine singularוַתִּדֹּדGenesis 31:40; 3masculine pluralיִדֹּדוּןPsalm 68:13(twice in vers

Possible Meanings:
  • flee (semantic_range)
H4480 מִן
Definition:

2; 2Chronicles 20:11) contracted toמִי(asמִידֵיfromמִיְּדֵי), before guttural andר, mostlyמֵ, occasionallyמִ(Ges§ 102, l R.; more fully Köii. 291ff),מִןbefore article in all books much commoner than - 2; 2Chronicles 20:11) contracted toמִי(asמִידֵיfromמִיְּדֵי), before guttural andר, mostlyמֵ, occasionallyמִ(Ges§ 102, l R.; more fully Köii. 291ff),מִןbefore article in all books much commoner than -

Possible Meanings:
  • out of (semantic_range)
  • by (semantic_range)
  • by reason of (semantic_range)
  • at (semantic_range)
H0559 אָמַר
Definition:

1+, etc.;ImperfectיאֹמַרGenesis 31:8+;וַיּאֹ֫מֶרGenesis 1:3+;וַיּאֹמַ֑רGenesis 14:19+; in Job alwaysוַיּאֹ֑מַרJob 3:2+; 3 feminine singularתּאֹמַרGenesis 21:12+;תּאֹמֵר֑Proverbs 1:21; 1singularאֹמַרGe 1+, etc.;ImperfectיאֹמַרGenesis 31:8+;וַיּאֹ֫מֶרGenesis 1:3+;וַיּאֹמַ֑רGenesis 14:19+; in Job alwaysוַיּאֹ֑מַרJob 3:2+; 3 feminine singularתּאֹמַרGenesis 21:12+;תּאֹמֵר֑Proverbs 1:21; 1singularאֹמַרGe

Possible Meanings:
  • lamb (semantic_range)
H7703 שָׁדַד
Definition:

12; suffixשַׁדּוּנִיPsalm 17:9;Imperfect3masculine singularיָשׁוּד(metaplastic, compare Ges§ 67qBae)Psalm 91:6suffixיְשָׁדֵּם(Ges§ 67n)Proverbs 11:3Qr (Kt Perfectושׁדם),יְשָׁדְדֵםJeremiah 5:6;Imperati 12; suffixשַׁדּוּנִיPsalm 17:9;Imperfect3masculine singularיָשׁוּד(metaplastic, compare Ges§ 67qBae)Psalm 91:6suffixיְשָׁדֵּם(Ges§ 67n)Proverbs 11:3Qr (Kt Perfectושׁדם),יְשָׁדְדֵםJeremiah 5:6;Imperati

Possible Meanings:
  • deal violently with (semantic_range)
  • despoil (semantic_range)
  • devastate (semantic_range)
  • ruin (semantic_range)
  • violently destroy (semantic_range)
H5210 נִינְוֵה
Definition:

11,12 (J),2 Kings 19:36=Isaiah 37:37;Nahum 1:1;Nahum 2:9;Nahum 3:7;Zephaniah 2:13;Jonah 1:2;Jonah 3:3a;Jonah 3:4,5,6,7, calledהָעִיר הַגְּדוֺלָהJonah 3:3a 3bJonah 4:11(compare 3aJonah 3:4f.);ᵐ5Νινευη, 11,12 (J),2 Kings 19:36=Isaiah 37:37;Nahum 1:1;Nahum 2:9;Nahum 3:7;Zephaniah 2:13;Jonah 1:2;Jonah 3:3a;Jonah 3:4,5,6,7, calledהָעִיר הַגְּדוֺלָהJonah 3:3a 3bJonah 4:11(compare 3aJonah 3:4f.);ᵐ5Νινευη,

Possible Meanings:
  • Nineveh (semantic_range)
H4310 מִי
Definition:

WSG 123 f.): —who ?(τίς;quis ?)Genesis 3:11הִגִּיד לְךָ מִיwho told thee ?Genesis 24:65מִי הָאִישׁ הַלָּזֶהwhois this man ?Genesis 27:18מי אתה בניwhoart thou, my son ?Numbers 22:9;Judges 1:1;Judges 6: WSG 123 f.): —who ?(τίς;quis ?)Genesis 3:11הִגִּיד לְךָ מִיwho told thee ?Genesis 24:65מִי הָאִישׁ הַלָּזֶהwhois this man ?Genesis 27:18מי אתה בניwhoart thou, my son ?Numbers 22:9;Judges 1:1;Judges 6:

Possible Meanings:
  • who? (semantic_range)
  • whose (semantic_range)
  • who among (semantic_range)
  • whose (semantic_range)
  • whosoever (semantic_range)
H5110 נוּד
Definition:

11Ges Hi Ew Di Kit CheHptRV; 3 pluralנָ֫דוּJeremiah 50:3;Imperfect3masculine singularיָנוּד1 Kings 14:153t.; 2 masculine singularתָּנוּדJeremiah 4:1jussiveתָּנֹדJeremiah 16:5; 3masculine pluralוַיָּנֻ 11Ges Hi Ew Di Kit CheHptRV; 3 pluralנָ֫דוּJeremiah 50:3;Imperfect3masculine singularיָנוּד1 Kings 14:153t.; 2 masculine singularתָּנוּדJeremiah 4:1jussiveתָּנֹדJeremiah 16:5; 3masculine pluralוַיָּנֻ

Possible Meanings:
  • flee (semantic_range)
H0370 אַיִן
Definition:

4;Genesis 42:7(synonymאֵימִֿזֶּהe.g.Genesis 16:8;1 Samuel 30:13)Judges 17:9;Judges 19:17;Job 1:7(Job 2:2אֵימִֿזֶּה); used in a rhetorical or poetic style (whereאֵימִֿזֶּהwould be too prosaic)Numbers 1 4;Genesis 42:7(synonymאֵימִֿזֶּהe.g.Genesis 16:8;1 Samuel 30:13)Judges 17:9;Judges 19:17;Job 1:7(Job 2:2אֵימִֿזֶּה); used in a rhetorical or poetic style (whereאֵימִֿזֶּהwould be too prosaic)Numbers 1

Possible Meanings:
  • nothing (semantic_range)
  • nought (semantic_range)
  • to nothing (semantic_range)
  • as nothing (semantic_range)
  • is not (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)
H5162 נָחַם
Definition:

34t.;נִח֑םJeremiah 20:162t.; 1 singularנִחַמְתִּיGenesis 6:78t.;נִחָ֑מְתִּיZechariah 8:14; 2masculine pluralנִחַמְתֶּםEzekiel 14:22;ImperfectיִנָּחֵםExodus 13:176t.;וַיִּנָּ֫תֶםGenesis 6:66t.; + 5 t. 34t.;נִח֑םJeremiah 20:162t.; 1 singularנִחַמְתִּיGenesis 6:78t.;נִחָ֑מְתִּיZechariah 8:14; 2masculine pluralנִחַמְתֶּםEzekiel 14:22;ImperfectיִנָּחֵםExodus 13:176t.;וַיִּנָּ֫תֶםGenesis 6:66t.; + 5 t.

Possible Meanings:
  • sorrow (semantic_range)
  • repentance (semantic_range)

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