The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Nahum
The book of Nahum is a prophetic message of God’s justice, warning, and ultimate deliverance. It focuses on the impending judgment of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, known for its cruelty and oppression. Nahum emphasizes that God sees injustice, holds the wicked accountable, and will act decisively to bring justice while protecting and vindicating His people.
Nahum highlights the sovereignty and power of God. Even when evil seems unchecked, God’s timing is perfect, and His judgment is certain. The book reassures believers that wrongdoing and oppression do not go unnoticed and that God’s faithfulness ensures the ultimate triumph of righteousness.
This book encourages reflection on God’s justice and mercy, inspiring trust in His sovereignty and patience in the face of evil. Nahum reminds believers that God’s judgment is purposeful, and His deliverance is a source of hope for those who rely on Him.
Explore the book of Nahum to understand God’s righteous judgment, witness His protection of His people, and gain confidence in His ultimate plan for justice.
Nahum 1:10
For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
Nahum 1:11
There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counseller.
Nahum 1:12
Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. Reflection Nahum 1:12 delivers a message of both warning and comfort. God addresses the consequences awaiting those who oppose His purposes […]
Nahum 1:13
For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.
Nahum 1:14
And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
Nahum 1:15
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
Nahum 1:2
God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
Nahum 1:3
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Nahum 1:4
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
Nahum 1:5
The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
Nahum 1:6
Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
Nahum 1:7
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Nahum 1:8
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
Nahum 1:9
What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
Nahum 2:1
He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
Nahum 2:10
She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.
Nahum 2:11
Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid?
Nahum 2:12
The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.
Nahum 2:13
Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
Nahum 2:2
For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
Nahum 2:3
The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.
Nahum 2:4
The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.
Nahum 2:5
He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
Nahum 2:6
The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
Nahum 2:7
And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
Nahum 2:8
But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.
Nahum 2:9
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture. Reflection This verse is a vivid snapshot of sudden reversal. Through the prophet Nahum, God announces the plundering of a city once thought untouchable. Wealth that had accumulated […]
Nahum 3:1
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
Nahum 3:10
Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.