Nahum 3 · Verse 7

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?
Nahum 3:7, King James Version

Nahum 3:7 in other translations

BSBThen all who see you will recoil from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?’ Where can I find comforters for you?”
WEBIt will happen that all those who look at you will flee from you, and say, ‘Nineveh is laid waste! Who will mourn for her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?”
ASVAnd 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?
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, Each of thy beholders fleeth from thee, And hath said: ‘Spoiled is Nineveh, Who doth bemoan for her?' Whence do I seek comforters for thee?
DARBYAnd it shall come to pass, that all they that see thee shall flee from thee, and shall say, Nineveh is laid waste! Who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
BBEAnd it will come about that all who see you will go in flight from you and say, Nineveh is made waste: who will be weeping for her? where am I to get comforters for her?
WebsterAnd 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?

What does Nahum 3:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. all ... that look upon thee--when thou hast been made "a gazing stock" (Na 3:6). shall flee from thee--as a thing horrible to look upon. Compare "standing afar off," Re 18:10. whence shall I seek comforters for thee?--Compare Is 51:19, which Nahum had before his mind.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Who will bemoan her? - In such cases, who pities the delinquent? She has been the occasion of ruin to multitudes, and now she is deservedly exposed and punished. And so it should be thought concerning Nineveh.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nahum 3:1-7

When proud sinners are brought down, others should learn not to lift themselves up. The fall of this great city should be a lesson to private persons, who increase wealth by fraud and oppression. They are preparing enemies for themselves; and if the Lord sees good to punish them in this world, they will have none to pity them. Every man who seeks his own prosperity, safety, and peace, should not only act in an…

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Nahum 3:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
כָל\־khol-allH3605
רֹאַ֙יִךְ֙ro.'A.yikh[those who] see youH7200
יִדּ֣וֹדyi.Dodhe will fleeH5074
מִמֵּ֔ךְmi.Mekhfrom youH4480
וְאָמַר֙ve.'a.Marand he will sayH559
שָׁדְּדָ֣הsha.de.Dahit is devastatedH7703
נִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehNinevehH5210
מִ֖יmiwho?H4310
יָנ֣וּדya.Nudwill he show sympathyH5110
לָ֑הּLahto it
מֵאַ֛יִןme.'A.yinfrom where?H370
אֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ'a.va.Keshwill I seekH1245
מְנַחֲמִ֖יםme.na.cha.MimcomfortersH5162
לָֽךְ\׃Lakhfor you

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Cross references for Nahum 3:7

  • Isaiah 51:19

    These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?

  • Jeremiah 15:5

    For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?

  • Revelation 18:10

    Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

  • Lamentations 2:13

    What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

  • Jeremiah 51:9

    We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.

  • Numbers 16:34

    And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

  • Nahum 1:1

    The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

  • Nahum 2:9-10

    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. She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

  • Jeremiah 51:41-43

    How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations! The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby.

  • Revelation 18:16-19

    And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

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that all.
Nu 16:34; Jer 51:9; Re 18:10
Nineveh.
2:9,10; Jer 51:41-43; Re 18:16-19
who.
Isa 51:19; Jer 15:5; La 2:13

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Context

  • Nahum 3:6

    And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.

  • 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?

  • Nahum 3:8

    Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?

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Nahum 3:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y será que todos los que te vieren, se apartarán de ti, y dirán: Nínive es asolada: ¿quién se compadecerá de ella? ¿dónde te buscaré consoladores?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arrivera que tous ceux qui te verront fuiront loin de toi, et diront: Ninive est dévastée! Qui la plaindra? D’où te chercherai-je des consolateurs?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es wird geschehen, jeder, der dich sieht, wird von dir fliehen und sprechen: Ninive ist verwüstet! Wer wird ihr Beileid bezeigen? Woher soll ich dir Tröster suchen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et erit: omnis qui viderit te resiliet a te, et dicet: Vastata est Ninive. Quis commovebit super te caput? unde quæram consolatorem tibi?