11 Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
11 You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy.
11 You also will be drunken; you will go into hiding; you will seek a refuge from the enemy.
11 Expect the same treatment, Nineveh. You'll soon be staggering like a bunch of drunks, Wondering what hit you, looking for a place to sleep it off.
11 You also will be drunk; You will be hidden; You also will seek refuge from the enemy.
11 And you, Nineveh, will also stagger like a drunkard. You will hide for fear of the attacking enemy.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nahum 3:11
Commentary on Nahum 3:8-19
(Read Nahum 3:8-19)
Strong-holds, even the strongest, are no defence against the judgments of God. They shall be unable to do any thing for themselves. The Chaldeans and Medes would devour the land like canker-worms. The Assyrians also would be eaten up by their own numerous hired troops, which seem to be meant by the word rendered "merchants." Those that have done evil to their neighbours, will find it come home to them. Nineveh, and many other cities, states, and empires, have been ruined, and should be a warning to us. Are we better, except as there are some true Christians amongst us, who are a greater security, and a stronger defence, than all the advantages of situation or strength? When the Lord shows himself against a people, every thing they trust in must fail, or prove a disadvantage; but he continues good to Israel. He is a strong-hold for every believer in time of trouble, that cannot be stormed or taken; and he knoweth those that trust in Him.