Nahum 2 Commentary

Nahum urges the city of Nineveh to be on guard and be ready for battle because the enemy is approaching.

Nahum describes in vivid images the siege and capture of Nineveh. The city will be defeated and carried away.

Nahum now describes the consequences of the scatterer’s attack upon Nineveh. The city will become desolate, causing the Ninevites to suffer pain and agony.

The prophet Nahum mocks the Ninevites, calling them lions without lairs, unable to satisfy their desires for prey because the LORD will destroy their power.