Nahum 1:13

1:12 Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. Though: or, If they would have been at peace, so should they have been many, and so should they have been shorn, and he should have passed away cut down: Heb. shorn

For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

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Now will I break his yoke from off you, and will burst your bonds apart.”

For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

For now will I break his yoke from off you, and will burst your bonds in sunder.

1:14 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.

What does Nahum 1:13 mean?

Nahum 1:13 is a verse in the book of Nahum, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁבַר (shâbar), מוֹט (môwṭ), נָתַק (nâthaq). It connects to 9 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

For

now

will

breakשָׁבַרshâbar/shaw-bar'/H7665to burst (literally or figuratively)

his

yokeמוֹטmôwṭ/mote/H4132a wavering, i.e. fall; by implication, a pole (as shaking); hence, a yoke (as essentially a bent pole)

from

off

thee,

and

will

burstנָתַקnâthaq/naw-thak'/H5423to tear off

thy

bondsמוֹסֵרmôwçêr/mo-sare'/H4147properly, chastisement, i.e. (by implication) a halter; figuratively, restraint

sunder.נָתַקnâthaq/naw-thak'/H5423to tear off

Commentary on Nahum 1:13

HENRY_FULL · Nahum 1:13

In this chapter we have, I. An explication of the prophecy in the close of the foregoing chapter concerning the fire in the forest, which the people complained they could not understand ( ver. 1-5 ), with directions to the prophet to show himself deeply affected with it, ver. 6, 7 . II. A further prediction of the sword that was coming upon the land, by which all should be laid waste; and this expressed very emphatically, ver. 8-17 . III. A prospect given of the king of Babylon's approach to Jerusalem, to which he was determined by divination, ver. 18-24 . IV. Sentence passed upon Zedekiah king of Judah, ver. 25-27 . V. The destruction of the Ammonites by the sword foretold, ver. 28-32 . Thus is this chapter all threatenings. Threatenings against Israel; Judgments Predicted. ( b. c. 592.)

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Deuteronomy 32:2

My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

Jeremiah 26:11

Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears. This man: Heb. The judgment of death is for this man

Jeremiah 26:12

Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.

Amos 7:16

Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.

Micah 2:6

Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame. Prophesy ye: or, Prophesy not as they prophesy: Heb. Drop, etc

Micah 2:11

If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. walking: or, walk with the wind, and lie falsely

Acts 6:13

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

Acts 6:14

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. customs: or, rites

Ephesians 6:19

And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Nahum 1:13.

Jeremiah 2:20

For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot. transgress: or, serve

Jeremiah 30:8

For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:

Jeremiah 5:5

I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

Psalms 107:14

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

Psalms 2:3

Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

Frequently asked questions

What does Nahum 1:13 say?

Nahum 1:13 (King James Version) reads: "For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder."

Is Nahum 1:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Nahum 1:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Nahum.

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