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Text -- Nahum 1:1-11 (NET)
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1:1 The oracle against Nineveh ; the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite :
God Takes Vengeance against His Enemies
1:2 The Lord is a zealous and avenging God ; the Lord is avenging and very angry . The Lord takes vengeance against his foes ; he sustains his rage against his enemies .
The Divine Warrior Destroys His Enemies but Protects His People
1:3 The Lord is slow to anger but great in power ; the Lord will certainly not allow the wicked to go unpunished . He marches out in the whirlwind and the raging storm ; dark storm clouds billow like dust under his feet .
1:4 He shouts a battle cry against the sea and makes it dry up ; he makes all the rivers run dry . Bashan and Carmel wither ; the blossom of Lebanon withers .
1:5 The mountains tremble before him, the hills convulse ; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all its inhabitants are laid waste.
1:6 No one can withstand his indignation ! No one can resist his fierce anger ! His wrath is poured out like volcanic fire , boulders are broken up as he approaches.
1:7 The Lord is good – indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress , and he protects those who seek refuge in him.
1:8 But with an overwhelming flood he will make a complete end of Nineveh ; he will drive his enemies into darkness .
Denunciation and Destruction of Nineveh
1:9 Whatever you plot against the Lord , he will completely destroy ! Distress will not arise a second time .
1:10 Surely they will be totally consumed like entangled thorn bushes , like the drink of drunkards , like very dry stubble .
1:11 From you, O Nineveh, one has marched forth who plots evil against the Lord , a wicked military strategist .
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NET Notes -> Nah 1:1; Nah 1:1; Nah 1:2; Nah 1:2; Nah 1:2; Nah 1:2; Nah 1:2; Nah 1:3; Nah 1:3; Nah 1:3; Nah 1:3; Nah 1:3; Nah 1:3; Nah 1:3; Nah 1:3; Nah 1:4; Nah 1:4; Nah 1:4; Nah 1:4; Nah 1:4; Nah 1:5; Nah 1:5; Nah 1:5; Nah 1:5; Nah 1:5; Nah 1:6; Nah 1:6; Nah 1:6; Nah 1:6; Nah 1:6; Nah 1:6; Nah 1:7; Nah 1:7; Nah 1:7; Nah 1:7; Nah 1:7; Nah 1:7; Nah 1:8; Nah 1:8; Nah 1:8; Nah 1:9; Nah 1:9; Nah 1:9; Nah 1:9; Nah 1:9; Nah 1:10; Nah 1:10; Nah 1:10; Nah 1:10; Nah 1:10; Nah 1:10; Nah 1:10; Nah 1:10; Nah 1:11; Nah 1:11
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NET Notes: Nah 1:2 The verb “rage” (נָטַר, natar) is used elsewhere of keeping a vineyard (Song 1:6; 8:11-12) and guarding a se...
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NET Notes: Nah 1:4 The term אֻמְלַל (’umlal, “withers”) occurs twice in this verse in MT. The repetition of &...
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NET Notes: Nah 1:5 The words “are laid waste” are not in the Hebrew text, but are an implied repetition from the previous line.
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NET Notes: Nah 1:8 The BHS editors propose emending the Masoretic reading יְרַדֶּף (yÿraddef, Piel imperfect of ...
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NET Notes: Nah 1:9 The originally unvocalized consonantal form תקום is vocalized in the MT as תָקוּם (taqum, ...
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NET Notes: Nah 1:10 Or “They will be fully consumed like dried stubble.” The term מָלֵא (“fully”) functions either a...
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