Nahum 1:2
The Lord is a jealous and avenging God—the Lord God is avenging and angry. The Lord takes vengeance on his enemies, he is angry with those who are hostile to him.
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1A prophecy about Nineveh: the scroll of the vision that came to Nahum the Elkoshite.
Cross References
Exodus 34:7I go on showing my trustworthy love to thousands, forgiving guilt, rebellion, and sin. But I will definitely not clear the wicked—the impact of sin will affect not only the parents, but also their children and grandchildren, up until the third and fourth generation.”
Leviticus 26:28then I will take action against you in a rage of fury, and I will punish you myself seven times over for your sins.
Deuteronomy 4:24For the Lord your God is a fire that burns everything up. He is an exclusive God.
Deuteronomy 32:34I've stored this all up; it's sealed in my vaults.
Deuteronomy 32:41when I sharpen my shining sword and pick it up to execute judgment, I will repay my enemies and punish those who hate me as they deserve.
Job 20:23While they are busy filling their bellies, God's hostility will burn against them, raining down on them.
Matthew Henry on Nahum 1:2
Nahum The name of this prophet signifies a comforter; for it was a charge given to all the prophets, Comfort you, comfort you, my people: and even this prophet, though wholly taken up in foretelling the destruction of Nineveh, which speaks terror to the Assyrians, is, even in that, comforter to the ten tribes of Israel, who, it is probable, were now lately carried captives into Assyria. It is very uncertain at what time he lived and prophesied, but it is most probable that he lived in the time of Hezekiah, and… Read the whole commentary →