Nahum 2:1 (DBY)

Passage

He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thy face: keep the fortress, watch the way, make [thy] loins strong, fortify [thy] power mightily.

Nearby Context

Nahum 2:1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thy face: keep the fortress, watch the way, make [thy] loins strong, fortify [thy] power mightily.

Nahum 2:2 For Jehovah hath brought again the glory of Jacob, as the glory of Israel; for the wasters have wasted them, and marred their vine-branches.

Nahum 2:3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots [glitter] with the sheen of steel, in the day of his preparation, and the spears are brandished.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dasheth", "pieces", "come", "against", "face", "keep", "fortress", and "watch". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dasheth" and "pieces", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "For Jehovah hath brought again the glory...", so "dasheth" and "pieces" should be read forward into that movement. In Nahum context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "dasheth" and "pieces" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.