Behold, thy people in the midst of thee [are] women,.... Or like women, weak and feeble, fearful and timorous; frightened at the first approach of the enemy; run away, and run up and down in the utmost consternation and distress, having neither skill nor courage to oppose them; some regard may be had to the effeminacy of their king; see Na 2:7.
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Nahum 3:13
Nahum 3:13
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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