Nahum 3:4

Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
multitude	מֵרֹב֙ me.Ro	H7230	abundance (in any respect) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
whoredoms	זְנוּנֵ֣י ze.nu.Nei	H2183	adultery · noun, common masculine plural construct
wellfavoured	ט֥וֹבַת Toat	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · adjective, feminine singular construct
harlot	זוֹנָ֔ה zo.Nah	H2181	to commit adultery (usually of the female · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular absolute
mistress	בַּעֲלַ֣ת ba.'a.Lat	H1172	a mistress · noun, common feminine singular construct
witchcrafts	כְּשָׁפִ֑ים ke.sha.Fim	H3785	magic · noun, common masculine plural absolute
selleth	הַמֹּכֶ֤רֶת ha.mo.Khe.ret	H4376	to sell · definite article + verb, qal active participle, feminine singular absolute
nations	גּוֹיִם֙ go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · noun, common masculine plural absolute
whoredoms	בִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָ biz.nu.Nei.ha	H2183	adultery · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
families	וּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹת u.mish.pa.Chot	H4940	a family · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural absolute
witchcrafts	בִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ bikh.sha.Fei.ha	H3785	magic · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Isaiah 47:9 But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perf…
Isaiah 47:12-13 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt b…
Ezekiel 16:25-29 Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that…
Revelation 17:1-5 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the…
Revelation 18:2-3 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the h…
Revelation 18:9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they s…
Revelation 18:23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all…
Isaiah 23:15-17 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seven…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nahum 3:1-7

Here is, I. Nineveh arraigned and indicted. It is a high charge that is here drawn up against that great city, and neither her numbers nor her grandeur shall secure her from prosecution. 1. It is a city of blood, in which a great deal of innocent blood is shed by unrighteous war, or under colour and pretence of public justice, or by suffering barbarous murders to go unpunished; for this the righteous God will make inquisition. 2. It is all full of lies; truth is banished from among them; there is no such thing as honesty; one knows not whom to believe nor whom to trust. 3. It is all full of robbery and rapine; no man cares what mischief he does, nor to whom he does it: The prey departs not,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nahum 3:4

Because of the multitude of the whoredoms--This assigns the reason for Nineveh's destruction. of the well-favoured harlot--As Assyria was not a worshipper of the true God, "whoredoms" cannot mean, as in the case of Israel, apostasy to the worship of false gods; but, her harlot-like artifices whereby she allured neighboring states so as to subject them to herself. As the unwary are allured by the "well-favored harlot's" looks, so Israel, Judah (for example, under Ahaz, who, calling to his aid Tiglath-pileser, was made tributary by him, Kg2 16:7-10), and other nations, were tempted by the plausible professions of Assyria, and by the lure of commerce (Rev 18:2-3), to trust her. witchcrafts-…

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Adam Clarke on Nahum 3:4

Because of the multitude of the whoredoms - Above, the Ninevites were represented under the emblem of a lion tearing all to pieces; here they are represented under the emblem of a beautiful harlot or public prostitute, enticing all men to her, inducing the nations to become idolatrous, and, by thus perverting them, rendering them also objects of the Divine wrath. Mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms - Using every means to excite to idolatry; and being, by menace or wiles, successful in all.

Dictionary and topics

Witchcraft — (1 Sam. 15:23; 2 Kings 9:22; 2 Chr. 33:6; Micah 5:12; Nahum 3:4; Gal. 5:20). In the popular sense of the word no mention is made either of witches or of witchcraft in Scripture. The “witch of En-dor”…
Nineveh · Described as: Full of witchcraft — Described as: Full of witchcraft
Sorcery · .By the Ninevites — .By the Ninevites

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Nahum 3:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nahum 3:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nahum 3:4

Adam Clarke on Nahum 3:4

Dictionary and topics

Nahum 3:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nahum 3:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nahum 3:4

Adam Clarke on Nahum 3:4

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Nahum 3:4

John Calvin on Nahum 3:4

Keil & Delitzsch on Nahum 3:2-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nahum 3:4

Rashi on Nahum 3:4