Nahum 1:14

The Lord has given this command concerning you, Nineveh: “Your name will no longer be remembered. I will destroy every idol and image in the house of your God. I will destroy even your tomb, for you are worthless.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

13and now I will break his yoke from your necks and snap your chains.”

15Look! On the mountains a messenger bringing good news, announcing peace! “Celebrate the feasts, Judah, fulfill your vows. Never again will these enemies invade your land, they are destroyed!”

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Cross References

Psalms 109:13His descendants be doomed to destruction! Blotted out be his name in one generation!

Matthew Henry on Nahum 1:10-15

Destruction of the Assyrian Army; Overthrow of Sennacherib. ( b. c. 710.) 9 What do ye imagine against the Lord ? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time. 10 For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry. 11 There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord , a wicked counsellor. 12 Thus saith the Lord ; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when… Read the whole commentary →

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