Nahum 1:8

But he will get rid of his enemies; he will be to them like [MET] a flood that destroys everything. He will chase his enemies into the darkness of the place where the dead are.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

In Context

7But he is good; he protects us his people when we experience troubles. He takes care of those who trust in him.

9So, it is useless [RHQ] for you people of Nineveh to plot against Yahweh. He will not need to strike you two times to destroy you; he will destroy you by striking you only once.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:9You will protect your loyal/faithful people [SYN], but you will cause the wicked to die [EUP] and descend to the dark place where dead people are. We do not defeat our enemies by our own strength;

Proverbs 4:19But the behavior of wicked people is like deep/thick darkness. Because it is very dark, they cannot see the things that cause them to stumble.

Isaiah 8:22They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And then they will be thrown into the very black darkness of hell.

Isaiah 28:18I will annul/destroy the agreement that you made with the leaders of Egypt. You thought that because of that agreement you would not be killed, and you would not go to the place where the dead are. But when the vast army of Assyria overwhelms you like a flood, they will trample you into the ground.

Ezekiel 13:13So this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: “Because I am very angry with you, I will send enemy armies to destroy Jerusalem. It will be as though [MET] I will send a very strong wind and hailstones and very heavy rains to destroy you.”

Daniel 11:10However, the sons of the King of Syria will prepare to start a war, and they will gather a large army. That army will march south and spread all over Israel like a huge flood. They will attack a strong fortress in the south of Israel.

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 →

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