Overview
The Bible addresses nahum across 15 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Nahum. Closely related themes include Nineveh, Anger, Mountains and Volcanoes. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Nahum.
Key Bible verses about nahum
Old Testament
Nahum
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
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. God: or, The LORD is a jealous God, and a revenger, etc is furious: Heb. that hath fury
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.
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him. abide: Heb. stand up
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. strong hold: or, strength
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor. a wicked: Heb. a counsellor of Belial
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.
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.
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off. keep: Heb. feast the wicked: Heb. Belial
People in the Bible and nahum
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying nahum for yourself
- Begin with Nahum 1:1, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Consider the lives of Nahum and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Nineveh, Anger, Mountains and Volcanoes.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about nahum?
The Bible addresses nahum across 15 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Nahum. Closely related themes include Nineveh, Anger, Mountains and Volcanoes. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Nahum.
How many Bible verses are about nahum?
The Bible references nahum in 15 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention nahum?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Nahum 1:1: “The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with nahum?
Nahum.
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