Nahum 2:9

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! There is no end to the treasure, weighed down with precious things.

Berean Standard Bible:

“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.

American Standard Version:

Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Take ye the spoil{H962} of silver{H3701}, take the spoil{H962} of gold{H2091}: for there is none end{H7097} of the store{H8498} and glory{H3519} out of all the pleasant{H2532} furniture{H3627}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Isaiah 33:4

  • And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.

Ezekiel 26:12

  • And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.

2 Chronicles 36:10

  • And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 25:34

  • Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves [in the ashes], ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.

Daniel 11:8

  • And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, [and] with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue [more] years than the king of the north.

Nahum 2:12

  • The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

Nahum 2:13

  • Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

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Commentary for Nahum 2:9

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H962
    There are 39 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בָּזַז
    Transliteration: bâzaz
    Pronunciation: baw-zaz'
    Description: a primitive root; to plunder; catch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), [idiom] utterly.
  2. Strong's Number: H3701
    There are 343 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כֶּסֶף
    Transliteration: keçeph
    Pronunciation: keh'-sef
    Description: from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).
  3. Strong's Number: H2091
    There are 336 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: זָהָב
    Transliteration: zâhâb
    Pronunciation: zaw-hawb'
    Description: from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.
  4. Strong's Number: H7097
    There are 87 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָצֶה
    Transliteration: qâtseh
    Pronunciation: kaw-tseh'
    Description: or (negative only) קֵצֶה; from קָצָה; (used in a great variety of applications and idioms; compare קֵץ); an extremity; [idiom] after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-) finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-) side, [idiom] some, ut(-ter-) most (part).
  5. Strong's Number: H8498
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תְּכוּנָה
    Transliteration: tᵉkûwnâh
    Pronunciation: tek-oo-naw'
    Description: feminine passive participle of תָּכַן; adjustment, i.e. structure; by implication, equipage; fashion, store.
  6. Strong's Number: H3519
    There are 189 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כָּבוֹד
    Transliteration: kâbôwd
    Pronunciation: kaw-bode'
    Description: rarely כָּבֹד; from כָּבַד; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness; glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
  7. Strong's Number: H2532
    There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֶמְדָּה
    Transliteration: chemdâh
    Pronunciation: khem-daw'
    Description: feminine of חֶמֶד; delight; desire, goodly, pleasant, precious.
  8. Strong's Number: H3627
    There are 276 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כְּלִי
    Transliteration: kᵉlîy
    Pronunciation: kel-ee'
    Description: from כָּלָה; something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon); armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, [phrase] furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, [idiom] one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, [phrase] psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, [phrase] whatsoever.