583、“拿非利人”由于他们的自我之爱而被称为“勇士”。这从圣言中的许多经文也清楚可知，在这些经文中，这类人被称为“勇士”；如耶利米书：
巴比伦的勇士止息争战，坐在堡垒之中；他们的勇力衰尽，他们变得像妇女一样。（耶利米书51:30）
此处“巴比伦的勇士”也表示那些被自我之爱吞噬的人。同一先知书：
有剑临到说谎的人，他们就疯狂。有剑临到她的勇士，他们就惊惶。（耶利米书50:36）
又：
我看见，他们惊惶，转身退后。他们的勇士被粉碎，拼命逃离，并不回头，四围都有惧怕！快跑的不能逃避，勇士不能逃脱。骑上你的马匹，架上你的战车狂奔吧！勇士，就是古实人、弗人、路德人，都出去吧！（耶利米书46:5-6，9）
这论及由推理所产生的说服。又：
你们怎么说，我们是勇士，是有勇力打仗的人呢？摩押荒废了。（耶利米书48:14-15）
又：
这城被攻取，堡垒也被占据。到那日，摩押勇士的心就像产痛妇人的心一样。（耶利米书48:41）
同样，经上说：
以东勇士的心。（耶利米书49:22）
又：
耶和华救赎了雅各，把他从比他更强之人的手中夺回。（耶利米书31:11）
此处用一个不同的词（希伯来语）来表达“勇士”。源于拿非利人的亚衲人被称为“勇士”，这一点从摩西五经明显看出来：
你今日正要过约旦河，去赶出比你又大又多的列族，得着广大坚固、高得顶天的城邑，一个又大又高的民，就是你所知道的亚衲人，你也听见有人论到他们说，谁能在亚衲人面前站立得住呢？（申命记9:1-2）
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]583. The fact that the Nephilim are called mighty men from their love for themselves can be seen in many places in the Word where such people are referred to as strong. In Jeremiah, for instance:
The mighty of Babylon stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds; their might fails; they have turned into women. (Jeremiah 51:30)
The mighty of Babylon stand for those who have fallen into the trap of self-love. In the same author:
A sword against liars — and they will lose their minds; a sword against its mighty — and they will feel dismay. (Jeremiah 50:36)
In the same author:
I saw: they were dismayed and turned back. Their mighty were crushed; they fled madly and did not look back. Terror all around! The swift will not flee nor the mighty escape. Go up, horses,{*1} and run mad, chariots. Let your mighty ones leave, Cush, Put,{*2} and Lydians. (Jeremiah 46:5-6, 9)
This is about using rationalization to delude oneself. In the same author:
How can you say, "We are mighty ones and men strong in war"? Moab has been devastated. (Jeremiah 48:14-15)
In the same author:
The city was captured, as were its fortifications; it was occupied. And the heart of the mighty of Moab on that day became like the heart of a woman in agony. (Jeremiah 48:41)
Jeremiah 49:22 similarly mentions "the heart of the mighty of Edom." In the same author:
Jehovah has ransomed Jacob and won him back from the hand of one mightier than he. (Jeremiah 31:11)
This passage uses a different [Hebrew] word for "mighty."{*3} It can be seen in Moses that the Anakim (who were offspring of the Nephilim) were described as strong:
You are crossing the Jordan today, arriving to take possession of nations larger and more numerous than you, of cities large and fortified to the sky, of a people large and tall, the children of the Anakim, whom you know. And you have heard, "Who will stand up to the children of the Anakim?" (Deuteronomy 9:1-2)
Footnotes:
{*1} The translation here is based on reading "Go up, horses" (ascendite equi) for the first Latin edition's "Mount the horses" (ascendite equos). The reading "Go up, horses" occurs when this same biblical passage is quoted in 1164:1, 1195, 2799:16, 5321:11. [LHC]
{*2} "Cush" here refers to Ethiopia (see note 4 in 73) and "Put" to Libya. [LHC]
{*3} The Hebrew word for "mighty" in Genesis 6:4 and in the previous quotes from Jeremiah is גִבּוֹר (gibbôr). The word in Jeremiah 31:11 is חָזָק (ḥāzāq). The former word, gibbôr, is related to גֶּבֶר (geḇer), "man," and is used exclusively of males — whether human or animal. The second of the two words for "mighty," ḥāzāq, seems to have a connotation of hardness and is used of metals, wind, sounds, and swords as well as of people, animals, and God. [LHC, GFD]
Potts(1905-1910) 583
583. That the Nephilim are called "mighty men" from the love of self, is evident from various passages of the Word, where such are called "mighty"; as in Jeremiah:
The mighty ones of Babel have ceased to fight, they sit in their holds, their might faileth, they are become as women (Jer. 51:30), where the "mighty ones of Babel" denote those who are eaten up with the love of self. In the same:
A sword is against the liars, and they shall be insane, a sword is against her mighty ones, and they shall be dismayed (Jer. 50:36). Again:
I saw them dismayed, and turning away back, their mighty ones were broken in pieces, and have been put to flight, and looked not back; fear was round about; the swift shall not flee away, nor the mighty one escape; come up, ye horses, and rage, ye chariots, and let the mighty ones go forth, Cush, Put, the Lydians (Jer. 46:5-6, 9), speaking of persuasion from reasonings. Again:
How say ye, We are mighty, and men of strength for war? Moab is laid waste (Jer. 48:14-15). Again:
The city is taken, and the strongholds, it has been seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab in that day is become as the heart of a woman in her pangs (Jer. 48:41). In like manner it is said:
The heart of the mighty ones of Edom (Jer. 49:22). Again:
Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, and hath avenged him from the hand of him that was mightier than he (Jer. 31:11), where "mighty" is expressed by another term. That the Anakim, who were of the Nephilim, were called "mighty ones" is evident from Moses:
Thou passest over Jordan today, to go in to possess nations greater and more numerous than thyself, cities great and fortified to heaven, a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard; who shall stand before the sons of Anak? (Deut. 9:1-2).
Elliott(1983-1999) 583
583. 'The Nephilim' were called 'mighty' on account of their self-love. This too is clear from many passages in the Word where such people are called 'mighty', as in Jeremiah,
The mighty ones of Babel have ceased fighting; they are seated in their strongholds; their might is deserting them, they have become like women. Jer 51:30.
Here also 'the mighty ones of Babel' stands for those who are eaten up with self-love. In the same prophet,
A sword against the liars, and they will go mad. A sword against her mighty ones, and they will be thrown into confusion. Jer 50:36.
In the same prophet,
I have seen it. They have been thrown into confusion and are turning backward. Their mighty ones have been crushed and have surely fled, and they have not looked back - terror all around! The swift will not flee away, nor the mighty one escape. Mount your horses, and drive your chariots madly on; let the mighty ones go forth - Cush, Put, the Ludim. Jer 46:5, 6, 9.
This refers to persuasion resulting from reasonings. In the same prophet,
How do you say, We are mighty, and men of strength for war? Moab has been laid waste. Jer 48:14, 15.
In the same prophet,
The city has been taken and its strongholds, possession has been taken of it. The heart of the mighty ones of Moab on that day will be like the heart of a woman in labour. Jer 48:41.
Chapter 49:22 similarly speaks of 'the heart of the mighty ones of Edom'. In the same prophet,
Jehovah has redeemed Jacob, and has reclaimed him from the hand of one mightier than himself. Jer 31:11.
Here a different [Hebrew] expression is used for 'mighty'. The fact that the Anakim, who descended from the Nephilim, were spoken of as 'mighty ones' is clear in Moses,
You are crossing the Jordan today, going to dispossess nations greater and more numerous than yourself, cities great and fortified up to heaven, a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim whom you know, and of whom you have heard it said, Who will stand before the sons of Anak? Deut. 9:1, 2.
Latin(1748-1756) 583
583. Quod Nephilim 'viri fortes' vocati sint ab amore sui, constat passim quoque in Verbo ubi tales 'fortes' vocantur, ut apud Jeremiam, Cessarunt fortes Babelis pugnare, sedent in munitionibus; deficit fortitudo eorum, facti sunt in mulieres, li 30;ubi 'fortes Babelis' pro iis quoque qui sui amore inescati sunt: apud eundem, Gladius adversus mendaces, et insanient, gladius adversus fortes ejus, et consternabuntur, l 36:
apud eundem, Vidi, illi consternati, se convertentes retrorsum, fortes eorum contusi {1} sunt, et fugam fugerunt, nec respexerunt, terror circumcirca,... non fugiet celer, et non evadet fortis,... ascendite equos, et insanite currus, exeant fortes, Kush, Put,... Ludii, xlvi 5, 6, 9;
abi de persuasione ex ratiociniis: apud eundem, Quomodo dicitis fortes nos, et viri roboris ad bellum? devastatus est Moabus, xlviii 14, 15:
apud eundem, Capta est urbs, et munitiones, occupata est, et factum est cor fortium Moabi in die illo sicut cor mulieris angustatae, xlviii 41;
similiter 'cor fortium Edomi,' xlix 22: apud eundem, Redemit Jehovah Jacobum, et vindicavit illum e manu fortioris illo, xxxi 11;
ubi 'fortis' {2} alia voce. Quod Enakim, qui ex Nephilim, fortes praedicati sint, constat apud Mosen, Transis hodie Jordanem, veniendo ad possidendum gentes magnas et numerosas prae te, urbes magnas et munitas in caelum, populum magnum et excelsum, filios Enakim, quos tu nosti, et tu audivisti, quis consistet coram filiis Enaki {3} ? Deut. ix 1, 2. @ 1 conclusi I.$ @ 2 fortes I.$ @ 3 Enakim I.$