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LEB • [fn] • She is filled with plunder, • [fn]
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KJB-1611 The miserable ruine of Nineueh.
(The miserable ruine of Nineveh.)
If you have decided to set the text of this book into short lines of poetry, you will want to continue to do so in this chapter. Despite being divided into three chapters, the book contains one long prophecy.
1. Woe to Nineveh (3:1-3)1. Nineveh the prostitute (3:4–7)1. The example of Thebes (3:8-11)1. The destruction of Nineveh is sure (3:12–19)
Locust attacks occurred often in the ancient Near East. A locust is a kind of grasshopper that would come in countless numbers. There would be so many that they would darken the sky like a black cloud that blocked the sunlight. They often came after a long period of no rain. They came down on whatever crops were surviving in the fields and stripped them bare. The locusts could not be stopped and caused terrible damage. For this reason, locust invasions served as a powerful image of overwhelming military attacks in the Old Testament.
There is an extended metaphor in 3:4-7. In this metaphor, Yahweh compares Nineveh to a prostitute who brings men under her control by charm and witchcraft. Both prostitution and witchcraft were associated with idol worship, and in the Bible, prostitution is used as a metaphor for idol worship. Just as a prostitute is not faithful to a husband, people who worship idols are not faithful to the only true God who deserves worship. If this is unclear for your readers, you may want to provide an explanation in a footnote. (See: extended metaphor).