Nahum 2:7

And, Huzzab, hath been taken captive—hath been led up,—and, her handmaids, are making a moan like the sound of doves, as they taber upon their heart.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 rivers, have been opened,—and, the palace, doth quake.

8Yet, as for Nineveh, like a reservoir of waters, are her waters,—but, those men, are in flight! Stand! stand!! but no one is turning.

Read all of Nahum 2

Cross References

Isaiah 38:14As a twittering swallow, so, do I chatter, I coo as a dove,—Mine eyes languish through looking on high, O My Lord! distress is upon me—my Surety!

Nahum 3:13Lo! thy people, are women, in thy midst, to thy foes, have been set wide open the gates of thy and,—a fire, hath devoured, thy bars.

Luke 23:48And, all the multitudes who had been drawn together unto this spectacle, having looked upon the things that came to pass, smiting their breasts, began to return.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Nahum 2:7