Nahum 3:5

"because of the multitude of the prostitution of the alluring prostitute, the mistress of witchcraft, who sells nations through her prostitution, and families through her witchcraft."

Key Reflection

Nahum 3:5 paints a vivid picture of Assyria as a corrupt and deceitful nation, employing the imagery of an "alluring prostitute" who wields power through prostitution and sorcery. This description highlights how Assyria seduced other nations into following its ways, both literally and metaphorically, thereby leading them into moral and political ruin—a powerful critique of the nation's influence and ethical decay in the ancient world.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Behold I am against thee, saith the Lord of Hosts -Jerome: “I will not send an Angel, nor give thy destruction to others; I Myself will come to destroy thee.” Cyril: “She has not to do with man, or war with man: He who is angered with her is the Lord of hosts. But who would meet God Almighty, who hath power over all, if He would war against him?” In the Medes and Persians it was God who was against them. “Behold I am against thee,” literally, “toward thee.” It is a new thing which God was about to do. “Behold!” God in His long-suffering had seemed to overlook her. Now, He says, I am toward thee, looking at her with His all-searching eye, as her Judge.

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