Nahum 2:7 (WEB)

Passage

It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her servants moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.

Nearby Context

Nahum 2:5 He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.

Nahum 2:6 The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.

Nahum 2:7 It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her servants moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.

Nahum 2:8 But Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water, yet they flee away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one looks back.

Nahum 2:9 Take the plunder of silver. Take the plunder of gold, for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "decreed", "uncovered", "carried", "away", "servants", "moan", "voice", and "doves". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "decreed" and "uncovered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "The gates of the rivers are opened..." into verse 8's "But Nineveh has been from of old...", so "decreed" and "uncovered" 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 "decreed" and "uncovered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.