Nahum 3:12

"You also will be drunken. You will be hidden. You also will seek a stronghold because of the enemy."

Key Reflection

Nahum 3:12 depicts a scene of chaos and despair among the people of Nineveh, the capital city of Assyria. The imagery suggests that these inhabitants will become drunk as a means of temporary escape from their impending troubles, only to hide in strongholds when the enemy attacks. This would resonate with the original audience who understood the historical context of Nineveh’s vulnerability to external threats and its people's reliance on both physical fortifications and spiritual or cultural defenses to protect themselves.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

All thy strong-holds shall be like fig trees, with the first ripe figs -Hanging from them; eagerly sought after , to be consumed. Being ripe, they are ready to fall at once; “if they be shaken;” it needs but the tremulous motion, as when trees wave in the wind, “they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater,” not costing even the slight pains of picking them from the ground . So easy is their destruction on the part of God, though it cost more pains to the Babylonians.

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