经文研读
Nahum 2:1 — The Destroyer Comes Against Nineveh
Nahum 2:1 announces that a destructive foe has come up against the city and commands preparation for siege.
经文
- 1.尼 尼 微 啊 ， 那 打 碎 邦 國 的 上 來 攻 擊 你 。 你 要 看 守 保 障 ， 謹 防 道 路 ， 使 腰 強 壯 ， 大 大 勉 力 。He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thee: keep the fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
这段经文的意思
The verse opens with the announcement that 'He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thee,' signaling that an invading force has already advanced to the city's doorstep. The threat is not a rumor but an imminent assault, framed as the arrival of a 'scatterer' bent on breaking and dispersing those inside.
The response is a chain of four military commands: 'keep the fortress, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.' Each imperative — hold the stronghold, guard the approaches, gird the waist, brace the strength — addresses a different layer of readiness, from static defense to personal vigor. The language shifts the burden onto the hearer: the foe has come; what remains is determined resistance.
The verse reads as a war-shout that assumes the audience is the besieged city itself. By addressing 'thee' directly, it collapses the distance between prophet and listener, so that the warning and the duty to respond fall on the same shoulders.
背景
In the surrounding chapter the announcement of verse 1 is immediately followed by the explanation in verse 2 that 'Jehovah restoreth the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel,' showing that the siege described is the means by which the Lord vindicates His people against the one who 'emptied them out.'
Verses 3 and 4 then paint the attacking force in vivid color — red shields, scarlet armor, flashing chariots, and spears that run like lightning — so that the four commands of verse 1 read as a final warning shouted just before that army arrives at the walls.
常见问题
Who is the one 'that dasheth in pieces' in Nahum 2:1?
The verse itself does not name the attacker; the surrounding chapter presents an army with red shields, scarlet armor, and flashing chariots, and frames the assault as the means by which 'Jehovah restoreth the excellency of Jacob' in verse 2.
To whom is the command 'keep the fortress, watch the way' addressed?
The verse uses the singular 'thee,' addressing the city itself as a single entity, so the call to guard the fortress, watch the road, gird the waist, and fortify power is directed at the besieged city personified.
Why are there four commands instead of one?
Each command targets a different layer of readiness — holding the stronghold, watching the approaches, girding the waist, and bracing strength — so that together they cover the city's defenses and the individual's resolve at once.