Nahum 3:18 meaning and explanation
O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.
Nahum 3:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Nahum closes his oracle against Nineveh by addressing the Assyrian king directly. The "shepherds" are the king's rulers and officials, the ones responsible for guiding and protecting the people, and they "slumber," either dead or helpless.
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