Nahum 1:8
But, with an overflow rolling on, a full end, will he make of them who rise up against him,—and, his foes, will he pursue into darkness.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
9What can ye devise against Yahweh? A full end, is he making,—Distress, shall not rise up twice:
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9The feet of his loving ones, he doth guard, But, the lawless, in darkness shall be silent,—For, by strength, shall no man prevail.
Proverbs 4:19The way of the lawless, is like darkness, they know not, at what they stumble.
Isaiah 8:22And unto the land, shall they look hard, And lo! distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, driven away!
Isaiah 28:18So shall be wiped out your covenant with death, And your vision with hades, not stand,—When the overflowing scourge, sweepeth past, then shall ye be thereby beaten down:
Ezekiel 13:13Therefore Thus saith my Lord, Yahweh, So will I break down with a tempestuous wind. in mine indignation,— And an overflowing rain in mine anger, shall there be, With hailstones in wrath to make an end;
Daniel 11:10But, his sons, will rouse themselves to war, and gather together a multitude of large armies, but he will come on and on, and overflow and pass through,—and will return and wage war, up to his 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 →