Nahum 1:2

Nahum 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on his foes and vents his wrath against his enemies.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord is avenging and wrathful; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies.
• New King James Version (NKJV)God is jealous, and the Lord avenges; The Lord avenges and is furious. The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies;

Context of Nahum 1:2

1The pronouncement concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is fierce in wrath. The Lord takes vengeance against his foes; he is furious with his enemies. 3The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath his feet. 4He rebukes the sea and dries it up, and he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither; even the flower of Lebanon withers.

Nahum 1:2 word by word

אֵ֣ל קַנּ֤וֹא וְנֹקֵם֙ יְהוָ֔ה נֹקֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה וּבַ֣עַל חֵמָ֑ה נֹקֵ֤ם יְהוָה֙ לְצָרָ֔יו וְנוֹטֵ֥ר ה֖וּא לְאֹיְבָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• jealousקַנּוֹאqannô' · jealousH7072
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• revengethנָקַםnâqam · to avengeH5358
• furiousחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• furiousבַּעַלba‛al · master: [master of]H1167
• on his adversariesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• and he reservethנָטַרnâţar · to keepH5201
• for his enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341

Cross-references for Nahum 1:2

• Exodus 20:5Do not bow in worship to them, and do not serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ iniquity on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me,
• Exodus 34:14Because the Lord is jealous for his reputation, you are never to bow down to another god. He is a jealous God.
• Deuteronomy 4:24For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
• Joshua 24:19But Joshua told the people, “You will not be able to worship the Lord, because he is a holy God. He is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions and sins.
• Isaiah 42:13The Lord advances like a warrior; he stirs up his zeal like a soldier. He shouts, he roars aloud, he prevails over his enemies.
• Ezekiel 38:18Now on that day, the day when Gog comes against the land of Israel — this is the declaration of the Lord God — my wrath will flare up.
• Ezekiel 39:25“So this is what the Lord God says: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for my holy name.
• Joel 2:18Then the Lord became jealous for his land and spared his people.
• Zechariah 1:14So the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim: The Lord of Armies says: I am extremely jealous for Jerusalem and Zion.
• Zechariah 8:2The Lord of Armies says this: “I am extremely jealous for Zion; I am jealous for her with great wrath.”
• Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance and retribution belong to me. In time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
• Psalms 94:1Lord, God of vengeance — God of vengeance, shine!
• Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness as body armor, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and he wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.
• Romans 12:19Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for God’s wrath, because it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.
• Romans 13:4For it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For it is God’s servant, an avenger that brings wrath on the one who does wrong.
• Hebrews 10:30For we know the one who has said, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, and again, The Lord will judge his people.

Commentaries on Nahum 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2God is jealous - For his own glory. And - revengeth - His justice; by the destruction of his enemies. And is furious - So powerful in the manifestations of his judgments, that nothing can stand before him. He reserveth wrath - Though they seem to prosper for a time, and God appears to have passed by their crimes without notice, yet he reserveth - treasureth up - wrath for them, which shall burst forth in due time.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2God is jealous and the Lord revengeth - Rather (as the English margin) God “very jealous and avenging is the Lord.” The Name of God, יהוה (YHVH ), “He who Is,” the Unchangeable, is thrice repeated, and thrice it is said of Him that He is an Avenger. It shows both the certainty and greatness of the vengeance, and that He who inflicts it, is the All-Holy Trinity, who have a care for the elect. God‘s jealousy is twofold. It is an intense love, not bearing…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2jealous (or zealous): God jealously protects the well-being of his people and strongly desires their faithfulness (see Exodus 20:4–5; Deuteronomy 4:23–24; 6:4; Jeremiah 2:1–3:5). God’s vengeance and anger are different from how people seek revenge or try to harm others in return. God’s actions come from his: holiness (Jeremiah 50:28–29), justice (Isaiah 63:1–9), and faithfulness to the covenant with his people (Leviticus 26:23–25; Isaiah 1:24–26). His…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. jealous--In this there is sternness, yet tender affection. We are jealous only of those we love: a husband, of a wife; a king, of his subjects' loyalty. God is jealous of men because He loves them. God will not bear a rival in His claims on them. His burning jealousy for His own wounded honor and their love, as much as His justice, accounts for all His fearful judgments: the flood, the destruction of Jerusalem, that of Nineveh. His jealousy will not…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Adversary
• Atonement
• Vengeance
• Nahum; the Book of
• Poetry, Hebrew
• Revenge; Revenger

Commentaries on Nahum 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings