Nahum 2:10 (LSB)

Passage

She is emptied! Yes, she is emptied out and eviscerated! Hearts are melting and knees knocking! Also anguish is in all their loins, And all their faces turn pale!

Nearby Context

Nahum 2:8 Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days, Now they are fleeing; “Stand! Stand!” But no one turns back.

Nahum 2:9 Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! And there is no limit to the treasure— Wealth from every kind of desirable object.

Nahum 2:10 She is emptied! Yes, she is emptied out and eviscerated! Hearts are melting and knees knocking! Also anguish is in all their loins, And all their faces turn pale!

Nahum 2:11 Where is the den of the lions And the feeding place of the young lions, Where the lion, lioness, and lion’s cub prowled, With nothing to make them tremble?

Nahum 2:12 The lion tore enough for its cubs And strangled enough for its lionesses And filled its lairs with torn up prey And its dens with torn up flesh.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "emptied", "eviscerated", "hearts", "melting", "knees", "knocking", and "anguish". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "emptied" and "eviscerated", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Plunder the silver Plunder the gold And..." into verse 11's "Where is the den of the lions...", so "emptied" and "eviscerated" belong inside that flow. In Nahum context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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