Nahum 2:9 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Nahum 2:10 She is empty, void, and waste. The heart melts, the knees knock together, their bodies and faces have grown pale.

Nahum 2:11 Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked, the lion’s cubs, and no one made them afraid?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "take", "plunder", "silver", "gold", "store", and "glory". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "take" and "plunder", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "But Nineveh has been from of old..." into verse 10's "She is empty void and waste The...", so "take" and "plunder" 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 "take" and "plunder" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.