Nahum 2:7

and the foundation has been exposed; and she has gone up, and her maidservants were led away as doves moaning in their hearts.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.

In Context

6The gates of the cities have been opened, and the palaces have fallen into ruin,

8And as for Nineve, her waters shall be as a pool of water: and they fled, and staid not, and there was none to look back.

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Cross References

Isaiah 38:14-15 As a swallow, so will I cry, and as a dove, so do I mourn: for my eyes have failed with looking to the height of heaven to the Lord, who has delivered me, and removed the sorrow of my soul.

Nahum 3:13Behold, your people within you are as women: the gates of your land shall surely be opened to your enemies: the fire shall devour your bars.

Matthew Henry on Nahum 2:2-11

The Judgment of Nineveh. ( b. c. 710.) 1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. 2 For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches. 3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be… Read the whole commentary →

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