Nahum 2:9
in Nahum 2“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.
KJV
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
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This verse in Nahum 2
Commentary
7 notes on this verse(Verses 8, 9.) And Nineveh is like a pool of water; its waters are fleeing. Stand! Stand! But there is no one who can turn back. Plunder the silver, plunder the gold; there is no end to the treasures, the desirable vessels. LXX: And Nineveh is like a pool of water; and they who flee do not stand; there is no one who looks back. They plunder silver, they plunder gold, and there is no end to its ornaments; it is burdened with all the vessels of its desire.
This site's exposition
Take ye the spoil of silver
on Nahum 2:9-10
The plunder order is given to the attackers in the oracle's own voice, take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold, for there is none end of the store: the wealth of a century of empires' tribute handed over in a sentence. Then the after-picture in three Hebrew words the King James renders empty, and void, and waste, a rising rhyme of desolation the commentators note as sound made meaning. The heart melting, knees smiting, faces gathering blackness: the body's inventory of terror, the same anatomy Joel and Isaiah use for the day of the Lord, stated as the shared vocabulary it is.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
); they shall thus animate and excite one another to plunder: Take the spoil of silver; take the spoil of gold; thus the officers shall stir up the soldiers to improve their opportunity; here are silver and gold enough for them, for there is no end of the store of money and plate.
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Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold - Nineveh had not hearkened of old to the voice of the prophet, but had turned back to sin; it cannot hearken now, for fear. He turns to the spoiler to whom God’s judgments assigned her, and who is too ready to hear. The gold and silver, which the last Assyrian King had gathered into the palace which he fired, was mostly removed (the story says, treacherously) to Babylon.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Eze 27:23, 24). store--accumulated by the plunder of subject nations. It is remarkable, that while small articles of value (bronze inlaid with gold, gems, seals, and alabaster vases) are found in the ruins of Nineveh, there are is none of gold and silver.
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Take ye the spoil - Though the king burnt his treasures, vestments, etc., he could not totally destroy the silver and the gold. Nor did he burn the riches of the city; these fell a prey to the conquerors; and there was no end of the store of glorious garments, and the most costly vessels and furniture.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בֹּ֥זּוּ | bozu | plunder | H962 → | |
| כֶ֖סֶף | khesef | silver | H3701 → | |
| בֹּ֣זּוּ | bozu | plunder | H962 → | |
| זָהָ֑ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | |
| וְאֵ֥ין | veein | and there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| קֵ֙צֶה֙ | ketzeh | [is] an end | H7097 → | 97 times |
| לַתְּכוּנָ֔ה | latekhunah | to the supply | H8498 → | |
| כָּבֹ֕ד | kavod | abundance | H3519 → | |
| מִכֹּ֖ל | mikol | from every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| כְּלִ֥י | keli | article of | H3627 → | |
| חֶמְדָּֽה׃ | chemdah | preciousness | H2532 → |
בֹּ֥זּוּplunder
bozuH962 →
כֶ֖סֶףsilver
khesefH3701 →
בֹּ֣זּוּplunder
bozuH962 →
זָהָ֑בgold
zahavH2091 →
וְאֵ֥יןand there not
veeinH369 →789 times
קֵ֙צֶה֙[is] an end
ketzehH7097 →97 times
לַתְּכוּנָ֔הto the supply
latekhunahH8498 →
כָּבֹ֕דabundance
kavodH3519 →
מִכֹּ֖לfrom every
mikolH3605 →5413 times
כְּלִ֥יarticle of
keliH3627 →
חֶמְדָּֽה׃preciousness
chemdahH2532 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 25:34Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 6:26
O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
- Jeremiah 6:26
Through
Jeremiah 51:56For a destroyer is coming against her—against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 51:6
Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
- Habakkuk 2:8
Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
- Psalms 94:1–2
O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
- Psalms 46:9
He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.
- Jeremiah 51:48
Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 51:6
Through
Daniel 11:8He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,
it leads to
- Isaiah 46:1–2
Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
- Isaiah 46:1–2
Through
Ezekiel 26:12They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water.
it leads to
- Isaiah 23:8
Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth?
- Isaiah 23:8
Where this verse is studied
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About Nahum
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Twelve Minor Prophets; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Nahum; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.