Matthew Poole Commentary - Nahum 3:16 - 3:16

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Nahum 3:16 - 3:16


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Thou hast multiplied for number; and, as the word may import, thou hast greatened them, thou reliest on their purse and interest.



Thy merchants; either literally, or figuratively, thy great men, princes, and rulers, which sold and bought, Nah_3:4; or thy confederates, who by virtue of such leagues have free commerce with thee; and this is most likely to be the meaning.



Above the stars; proverbially taken for a very great number.



The canker-worm spoileth, and fleeth away: this seems an abrupt speech, and may be thus made up: Whatever thou thinkest of these, which thou both multipliedst and magnifiest, I tell thee, O Nineveh, they are like the canker-worm and locust, which spoil wherever they come, and do the greater mischief where they are greater in number, for they come for spoil; while they get by thee they continue with thee, and when no more is to be gotten, they take wing and fly away, leaving waste and stench behind them: so will these serve thee, O Nineveh.