Nahum 2:1 meaning and explanation

One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!

Nahum 2:1, Berean Standard Bible

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Nahum 2 opens with an announcement to Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, the empire that had crushed much of the ancient Near East. The prophet speaks as God's spokesman, and the "one who scatters" is the coming attacker, likely Babylon.

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