Nahum 1:8
but those who oppose him will be swept away by a tremendous flood to their destruction. He pursues his enemies into the darkness of death.
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9Why are you plotting against the Lord? He will end it completely; misery won't arise twice.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He will take care of those who trust him, but the wicked vanish into the darkness, for people don't succeed through their own strength.
Proverbs 4:19But the way of life of the wicked is like complete darkness; they don't even know what they're tripping over.
Isaiah 8:22Then they will look towards the earth and see only misery and gloom and agonizing depression, and they will be thrown out into the darkness.
Isaiah 28:18Your agreement with death will be canceled; your contract with the grave will be revoked. When the terrible disaster rushes by, it will trample you underfoot.
Ezekiel 13:13So this is what the Lord God says: In my furious anger I'm going to send a windstorm, pouring rain, and hailstones to destroy the wall.
Daniel 11:10However, his sons will prepare for war, assembling a huge number of troops. One of them will lead an advance that rushes forward like a river bursting its banks, crossing over and pressing forward to attack the enemy fortress.
Matthew Henry on Nahum 1:3-9
The Judgment of Nineveh; The Awful Power of God. ( b. c. 710.) 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. 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. 4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel,… Read the whole commentary →