Nahum 2:1 (YLT)

Passage

Come up hath a scatterer to thy face, Keep the bulwark, watch the way, Strengthen the loins, strengthen power mightily.

Nearby Context

Nahum 2:1 Come up hath a scatterer to thy face, Keep the bulwark, watch the way, Strengthen the loins, strengthen power mightily.

Nahum 2:2 For turned back hath Jehovah to the excellency of Jacob, As <FI>to<Fi> the excellency of Israel, For emptied them out have emptiers, And their branches they have marred.

Nahum 2:3 The shield of his mighty ones is become red, Men of might <FI>are in<Fi> scarlet, With fiery torches <FI>is<Fi> the chariot in a day of his preparation, And the firs have been caused to tremble.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "For turned back hath Jehovah to the...", so "come" and "hath" 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 "come" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.